Genre: Comedy How one community deals with life when technology goes dark for a brief moment in time. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Paul: Nick Wicht Demi: Carina Cojeen Emergency Alert: Peter Nelson Barista: Shania Belton Cheryl: Katelyn Varadi Get to know the writer: What is your screenplay about? TWITS is a satirical look… Continue reading Winning COMEDY Short Screenplay – TWITS, by Alison McGrath,
Month: September 2017
1pg. COMEDY Short Screenplay – CLEAN BEAT, by Bernhard Riedhammer
Genre: Comedy A 1pg. comedy story. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Mike: Mike Ruderman Get to know the writer: What is your screenplay about? It’s about a bored man dancing to a cool music beat, receiving a surprise visit. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Comedy Why should this screenplay be made into… Continue reading 1pg. COMEDY Short Screenplay – CLEAN BEAT, by Bernhard Riedhammer
HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: September 2017 Comedy Short Film Festival
AUDIENCE FESTIVAL AWARDS Best Film: UNICORNLAND Best Performances: SUITCASE Best Cinematography: INGENUE-ISH Best Music: BAGGAGE WATCH AUDIENCE FEEDBACK VIDEOS: INGENUE-ISH, 10min, USA, Comedy WATCH Audience FEEDBACK SUITCASE, 13min, France, Comedy WATCH Audience FEEDBACK MANEKI-NEKO, 12min, USA, Romance/Comedy WATCH Audience FEEDBACK LAST NIGHT WAS A MISTAKE, 15min, USA, Romance/Comedy WATCH Audience FEEDBACK BAGGAGE, 17min, USA, Comedy WATCH Audience FEEDBACK UNICORNLAND,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: September 2017 Comedy Short Film Festival
UNICORNLAND Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK: Comedy Fest in Los Angeles
UNICORNLAND, 7min, USA, Comedy/Webseries Directed by Nick Leavens After her divorce, Annie dates couples to explore her sexuality. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
BAGGAGE Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK: Comedy Fest in Los Angeles
BAGGAGE, 17min, USA, Comedy Directed by Andrea Behring A comic tale of a small town girl who moves to New York City and realizes she’s not in Kansas anymore. She’s wide eyed about the high life of the big city – until she stumbles head first into the grip of it’s charming low life’s. CLICK HERE –… Continue reading BAGGAGE Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK: Comedy Fest in Los Angeles
SUITCASE Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK: Comedy Fest in Los Angeles
SUITCASE, 13min, France, Comedy Directed by Igor Gavva Absentminded juggler ready to perform in the circus, but one member of the audience steals his suitcase with props. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
INGENUE-ISH Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK: Comedy Fest in Los Angeles
INGENUE-ISH, 10min, USA, Comedy Directed by John Stamos A kind of young, sort of ethnic, LA actress takes us through her daily struggle to make it in show-biz without knowing someone, having a famous last name, or sleeping her way to the top. (One of these is false) CLICK HERE – and see full info and more… Continue reading INGENUE-ISH Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK: Comedy Fest in Los Angeles
Beautiful Men in Screwball Comedies
Originally posted on Linnet Moss:
Screwball comedy, a genre invented during the Depression, often features a madcap woman (think Claudette Colbert, Katharine Hepburn, Barbara Stanwyck) embroiling an earnest and slightly stodgy man in a series of wild adventures. Along the way, Mr. Uptight is humiliated in one way or another and has his masculinity challenged. Although women…
My Top 15 Favorite Screwball Comedies
Originally posted on The Old Hollywood Garden:
I love screwball comedies. They are so crazy and fun and over-the-top! I’ve been wanting to do this for a while, and I finally decided to do it, simply because I’ve been waiting too long, so I just thought ‘why not now?’ CRITERIA This is my personal list…