Tone

 For a dramedy, tone and dialogue play parts for each other, they go hand in hand. Tone research is tedious because it can't be described, good writing makes a tone more defined, adding onto it with character interactions. Good writing is the key in creating the dual-tone trait common among all good dramedies. The dual-tone often gives a sense of realism to a film. And getting a sense of the double-tone through dialogue will most likely be the hardest part of the entire project. Dialogue on its own is very hard to write. Some dialogue is incredibly realistic and is usually paced slower (to imitate real life). Other dialogue is purposefully witty, or fast paced, or more eccentric. It mostly depends on the genre, but there aren't necessarily set restrictions on what I could do. Directors like Quentin Tarantino come to mind when I think of, not necessarily realistic, but unique dialogue. The dialogue in his movies is especially memorable because of the certain ways characters speak and their consistency throughout the movie. One example I can think of off the top of my head is Captain Hans Landa in Inglorious Bastards. Edgar Wright is another director that writes memorable dialogue.