So, you have an idea for a comedy screenplay? Are you in the middle of one? Have you completed several? Make ‘em Laugh is a class for both experienced and beginning writers. If you’d like to learn about nuances of feature-length comedy films and apply them to your own funny ideas, then you’ve found the right place. We’d love to have you join us.
Betty Kim is a screenwriter, children’s book author, singer, songwriter, actor, and former ballet dancer. She has been active in the Northwest Screenwriters Guild, serving as president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary, and head of the compendium. She is featured in Save the Cat Strikes Back for her pitching method. She has taught her pitch method at TheFilmSchool, the NWSG, and SIFF. She focuses on writing feature length comedies and children’s books.
Wally Lane is a former Boardmember of the Northwest Screenwriters Guild (NWSG). He is an award-winning writer and filmmaker, a published poet, and has written articles and book reviews for several publications, including Journey. Wally’s film, “Winos & Pigeons”, was honored at WorldFest Houston. As long-time Chairman of the NWSG’s Compendium committee, Wally has mentored hundreds of new screenwriters by helping them write to “Industry Standard.”
Wally has been writing screenplays since 1990. He and his writing partner, Wash Phillips, have scores of screenplays completed or in development across a wide range of genres. Many of these scripts either have been or are currently optioned.
Wally is an alumnus of the U. of W. Extension Certificate Program in Screenwriting and The Film School, a Seattle-based institution of national repute. He is also a former panelist at the Pacific Northwest Writers Association’s and the Surrey International Writers Conference’s annual Writing Conferences.
This is the first class I had with Wally and Betty... and what an utter delight! I took the class to learn more about humor writing and got so much more! First, Wally and Betty kept me laughing throughout the course (which is so appropriate for this class!), and they offered so much guidance and mentorship. It was really wonderful! The exercises were great because I got feedback directly from them, which was tremendously helpful! And they really cared about my writing. My co-writer and I left with a strong plot and pitch for a funny script that we're writing! I highly recommend any class from Wally and Betty!
Initially, I took this course hoping to get some tips for making my writing more humorous, but Wally and Betty got me so fired up about screenwriting that I’m now working on several scripts. They were wonderful mentors and went above and beyond to make sure we understood the mechanics of screenwriting and also helped us plot the script and improve the scenes. And because the classes focused on being funny, Wally and Betty made us laugh the whole way through while teaching us how to create and use humor in our work. This class is the perfect solution for making any rom com hilarious.
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