{"product_id":"an-inside-look-of-the-stage-32-writers-room-writing-romantic-comedies","title":"An Inside Look of the Stage 32 Writers' Room: Writing Romantic Comedies","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: teal;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/admin.stage32.com\/vendor\/moxiemanager\/data\/uploads\/15.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"158\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eA Vice President of Development at an A-List production company recently said,\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Every studio executive is asking me for Rom Coms!\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eIf you look at recent trends, it is clear they are on a come back. With the tremendous box office success of \u003cstrong\u003eCRAZY RICH ASIANS, BOOK CLUB\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eTHE BIG SICK\u003c\/strong\u003e and the streaming successes of \u003cstrong\u003eSET IT UP, SIERRA BURGESS IS A LOSER\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eTO ALL THE BOYS I LOVED BEFORE\u003c\/strong\u003e, romantic comedies are making a \u003cstrong\u003ehuge\u003c\/strong\u003e comeback for all types of audiences. \u003cem\u003eVariety \u003c\/em\u003ecalled Rom-Com's the \"Hottest genre\". If you have been sitting on a Rom-Com script or been thinking about writing one, now's the time to learn about the current marketplace for romantic comedies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dfdfdf;\"\u003eSo how do you as a writer approach writing a Romantic Comedy without falling into the trap of tired cliches? Or, how do you take the storytelling conventions and turn them on their head? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dfdfdf;\"\u003eJason Mirch is a 10+ industry veteran who's worked in development on films for Image Nation such as \u003cstrong\u003eTHE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, FLIGHT, CONTAGION\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as in management, financing and producing. Jason is Stage 32's Director of Script Services and has helped dozens of writers in the Stage 32 community springboard their careers. He's the host of the Stage 32 Writers' Room which is a weekly online writers' group that meets online with writing challenges and one-on-one access to top industry professionals who serve as mentors and provide advice on the group's projects. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dfdfdf;\"\u003eDuring this 90-minute look inside the Writers' Room Breakdown Webcast, Jason will go over the history of romantic comedy as well as the anatomy of a romantic comedy. He'll teach you the 7 essential story beats in a romantic comedy and you will learn to develop your romcom with a theme or dramatic question. Plus, Jason will break down scripts including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dfdfdf;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHEN HARRY MET SALLY, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dfdfdf;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e500 DAYS OF SUMMER, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dfdfdf;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE APARTMENT, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dfdfdf;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKNOCKED UP, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dfdfdf;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT WOMEN WANT \u003c\/strong\u003eand more. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dfdfdf;\"\u003eJason will discuss what makes these projects work and how we can apply those same principles to our writing! Plus! Jason will be taking ANY of your writing questions! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: #dfdfdf;\"\u003eLike what you heard from Jason during \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dfdfdf;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #dfdfdf;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ethis webcast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: #dfdfdf;\"\u003e? Send him your screenplay and speak with him privately for an hour by \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stage32.com\/scriptservices\/coverage\/buy?id=29\u0026amp;genre=film\u0026amp;exec=446\"\u003eclicking here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: #dfdfdf;\"\u003e!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #dddddd;\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003ePraise for This Writers' Room Webcast:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Thanks for this summary! Loved the rundown ad the clips!\" - Bethany B.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Such an insightful breakdown, thanks so much.\" - Crispin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Jason, you always overdeliver! THANKS so much!\" - Petula\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This was an amazing breakdown. Wow.\" - Ricki L.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Great breakdown as always, Jason, with superb choice of clips.\" - Stephen P.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: teal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/admin.stage32.com\/vendor\/moxiemanager\/data\/uploads\/18_11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"158\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Stage 32","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48055960469811,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/7728\/4659\/files\/image_65c5a24b68c7a.jpg?v=1707450959","url":"https:\/\/stage32.myshopify.com\/products\/an-inside-look-of-the-stage-32-writers-room-writing-romantic-comedies","provider":"Stage 32","version":"1.0","type":"link"}