Writing the Romantic Comedy Film




The Writing Show show

Summary: This week, we visit with screenwriter Josann McGibbon Temkin, co-writer of the Richard Gere-Julia Roberts hit "Runaway Bride," who reveals what it's really like to write movies, work with a partner, and have your script produced by some of Hollywood's biggest names. The writing team of Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott is best known for "Runaway Bride" with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. More recently, the two have been working on the highly anticipated animated movie event "Rapunzel Unbraided" for Walt Disney Animation. They have also worked on the upcoming "Chicken Little" for Disney and "Frankenweenie" for Tim Burton, and they wrote the story for "Three Men and a Little Lady." Join us for this fascinating interview as Josann discusses: * What it's like to work with a writing partner * How she approaches the writing of romantic comedy * Where the story should begin * Where she gets story ideas * How she works on her characters * Why second acts are so difficult * How to collaborate effectively * What it was like to work on "Runaway Bride."