Melissa McCabe (aka Missy Allardyce)

romcom screenwriter
Musician and Screenwriter

Victoria, Canada

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February 2021

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About Melissa

Art school finisher, film school dropout, musician and career bureaucrat finding my way back to writing. Setting aside my romance novelist aspirations for now to direct that love story energy toward the 9 act structure of a Hallmark Christmas movie.

Currently working on a hallmark-style romcom script inspired by the Sarah/Karl storyline in Love Actually where Sarah’s love for her brother wins out over her chance at romance. And Karl doesn’t fight for her! To right this wrong, my leading man fights for not only her but for her brother too and they all live happily ever after.

Did I mention I raised my brother? And that he still lives with me, unable to work, likely needing support for the rest of his days? So I bring some authenticity to my current work.

I would love to connect with other romcom writers, especially those targeting streaming or network outlets. Generally avoiding social media these days so if you reach out please excuse my small delay in replying.

I live, work, play and create in the beautiful and unceded traditional territory of the Coast Salish people.

Unique traits: INFP, type 6, Cancer. Will stop traffic to collect a stray dog. Avoids parties but let’s have lunch! Expect deep conversation - I’m allergic to small talk. Stopped colouring my hair. Often asked whether I qualify for the seniors discount yet recently mistaken for a 45 year old. My grey hair and I land somewhere in between. Repeatedly mistaken for a lawyer or someone with more authority than I have. Sometimes I roll with it…

Gender:
Female

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Weirdsville (2007)
Film by Magnolia Pictures / Allan Moyle music department Two junkies on the run from a satanic cult, a cabal of midget knights, a vengeful drug dealer, and a mouse in a little town called Weirdsville.
Outward Bound (1999 - 2003)
Series by RCN Entertainment / Rob Stork (Reality-TV) music department Two episodes: Breaking Away; Just Another Day A television series aired on Discovery Kids from 1999-2003 In each location we follow a group of eight young adults as they learn to work together and help each other survive in the wilderness. Under the guidance of instructors from the Outward Bound school, we see the group members struggle to cope with nature and each other, success and failure, physical and mental challenges, and finally bond together in an unforgettable life experience. Unscripted, unrehearsed, shot entirely on location.
Poison aka Trucizna (2000)
TV Movie Music department
The Spreading Ground (2000)
Film by Derek Vanlint music department When five bodies turn up in the waters of Burman City, its illusion of safety is shattered, and Mayer Hackett will stop at nothing to see the peace returned.
New Blood (1999)
Film by Michael Hurst music department Small time gang... Big time problems. One morning, the cops find eight dead bodies, gunshot victims, near a farmhouse. They also find a wounded man who tells the story of what happened. He is Alan White (Sir John Hurt), the father of a young woman awaiting a heart transplant. The night before, his wounded son Danny (Nick Moran) has come to him with a tale of a kidnapping gone wrong. Danny, whom Alan hasn't seen for eight years, offers a deal. If Alan will pose as a kidnapping victim, which will lead to his death, Danny will donate his heart for his sister's transplant. If Alan refuses, then Danny and his friends, the "new blood" hired to help with the kidnapping, will die. What will Alan do, and what's really going on here?