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Film Courage: What are the big beats of a romantic comedy?
Jason-Shane Scott, Screenwriting: Like all movies we need:
-Our big inciting incident. There’s a reason why this happened now.
-We really should have a meet cute between the two characters.
-We really should have some fun and games where they fall in love and just enjoy each other’s company, where the stakes kind of mellow out a little bit.
-We really need a big midpoint reveal that sends the story in a whole other direction.
-We need our all is lost moment where we really think they’re not going to end up together.
If we don’t have that, there’s no threat of them not ending up together, then we don’t really have that last 20 pages that we need.
-Then we need a happy ending right.
Film Courage: And you mentioned earlier Hugh Grant. If we could, we do sort of the big beats of Hugh Grant in every romantic comedy…(Watch the video interview on YouTube here).
About:
With a career spanning over two decades, Jason-Shane Scott has become a dependable and recognizable name in the entertainment industry worldwide, amassing over 85 professional film and television credits. His versatility as an actor spans a broad range of genres-from drama, where he has starred in countless thrillers, to comedy, embracing roles from sitcoms to lighthearted Christmas rom-coms. Jason’s journey began in daytime television, where his role as Will Rappaport on One Life to Live earned him two Soap Opera Digest Award nominations and a Daytime Emmy nod. Jason-Shane has also quickly made a name for himself as a versatile and dependable screenwriter in Hollywood, seamlessly transitioning from a successful acting career into writing. In just a few years, he has achieved an impressive level of success, having written over 15 produced films with several more in development-a testament to his talent and work ethic. Scott’s filmography covers a wide range of genres, including thrillers, romantic comedies (from festive Christmas favorites to heartwarming everyday tales), and psychological dramas.
His films have reached audiences across nearly every continent, from South America to Europe, Asia, and beyond, finding homes on major streaming platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, and Max. Notably, Staged Killer, which he wrote and produced, earned him a Telly Award and held the number one spot on Netflix in America for over two weeks in 2020.
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