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For those of you who want to learn more about writing a TV Romance film, here are links to articles that helped me organize myself and were motivating:
@ItsAAndersen @Jamie_Wesley @tashalharrison
https://creativescreenwriting.com/writing-the-perfect-hallmark-holiday-romantic-comedy-movie/
https://thebolditalic.com/script-guidelines-for-your-hallmark-channel-christmas-movie-9eeabbb037e2 https://creativescreenwriting.com/writing-the-perfect-hallmark-holiday-romantic-comedy-movie/
@ItsAAndersen @Jamie_Wesley @tashalharrison
https://creativescreenwriting.com/writing-the-perfect-hallmark-holiday-romantic-comedy-movie/
https://thebolditalic.com/script-guidelines-for-your-hallmark-channel-christmas-movie-9eeabbb037e2 https://creativescreenwriting.com/writing-the-perfect-hallmark-holiday-romantic-comedy-movie/
Last set:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/couple-has-written-30-christmas-movies-theyre-not-alone-1259157
https://ew.com/tv/2018/12/19/made-for-tv-hallmark-christmas-movies-writer/
https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/interview-tracy-andreen-hallmark-channel/ https://www.shorescripts.com/10-questions-with-carley-smale/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/couple-has-written-30-christmas-movies-theyre-not-alone-1259157
https://ew.com/tv/2018/12/19/made-for-tv-hallmark-christmas-movies-writer/
https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/interview-tracy-andreen-hallmark-channel/ https://www.shorescripts.com/10-questions-with-carley-smale/
Key info:
1. Submit to a TV/Film agent.
2. Write 83 pages of 9 Acts.
3. The production co and release company will give you notes to fix the script, learn their rules.
4. Add lots of X-mas Cheer.
4. Earn up to $35-50K/script.
5. Once you sell a script, you're sure to sell more.
1. Submit to a TV/Film agent.
2. Write 83 pages of 9 Acts.
3. The production co and release company will give you notes to fix the script, learn their rules.
4. Add lots of X-mas Cheer.
4. Earn up to $35-50K/script.
5. Once you sell a script, you're sure to sell more.
6. You're not limited to Hallmark or Lifetime. There are other channels such as UPtv, ION tv, TVONE (which releases amazing stories and content from a Black perspective, Freeform, Netflix, and on and on. There's such high demand.
7. Watch many, many of these Romance films to learn formula. Almost kiss to the end scene kiss. No derogatory language or abusive language like "stupid" or "crazy." Every Christmas tradition should be thrown in there. Too much is not even enough.
8. There's more diversity: BIPOC & LGBTQIA. But still, keep in mind the almost kiss to the end scene kiss. I saw a Lifetime film where a couple kissed at the end after the Cis/Hetero couple kissed and it was lovely--I loved their story more than the main characters.
9. Don't give up on writing a script. If you've written many stories, novels, etc., you can write a script. I would recommend Save the Cat, How to Write a Movie in 21 Days, and Romancing the Beat. Mostly, read SCRIPTS. You can find pdfs online, however, I can't find Romance.
