ScripTipps: Bridesmaids

Dan Margules

Mar 2014 · elfpublished books

About this ebook

With a little help from producer Judd Apatow, SNL alum Kristen Wiig and her Groundlings writing partner Annie Mumolo developed their first screenplay into a blockbuster hit that earned them an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay—a rarity for raunchy comedies. The sketch comediennes spent four-and-a-half years shaping the story; making it funny was the easy part. The bodily fluids that flow from the set pieces are merely the icing on a complex structure that masterfully weaves an A story of bridal-party rivalry with a touching B-story romance. Explore the many screenwriting lessons to be learned from this ScripTipps analysis of BRIDESMAIDS. 

ABOUT THE SERIES:

ScripTipps help aspiring screenwriters learn the craft of screenwriting through in-depth analyses of select screenplays that exhibit excellence in story structure, character development, and scene construction. Each ScripTipps ebook analyzes one movie and its story and screenplay in full, scene by scene, from beginning to middle to end, gleaning useful and practical screenwriting tips along the way.

Learn screenwriting by deconstructing the movies you love! It’s fun and, with ScripTipps screenplay study guides, it’s easy!

NOTE: This ebook does NOT include the actual screenplay being discussed.

ALSO AVAILABLE:
ScripTipps: Carrie
ScripTipps: The Descendants
ScripTipps: The Hangover
ScripTipps: Star Trek
ScripTipps: Superman & Superman II
ScripTipps: Waitress

COMING SOON:
ScripTipps: Arrested Development
ScripTipps: Breaking Bad
ScripTipps: Community
ScripTipps: The Fault in Our Stars
ScripTipps: Sleepy Hollow

About the author

Dan Margules is a freelance journalist, screenwriter, filmmaker, and publisher. His debut short film, BEGLEITER, won awards at the Anchorage International Film Festival and the Big Island Film Festival. He co-founded and was president of San Diego Filmmakers before joining the Board of Directors of Scriptwriters Network. In 2012, he launched elfpublished books with the release of North Pole High: A Rebel Without a Claus, the critically acclaimed young-adult memoir by Santa’s daughter, Candace Jane Kringle.