Writing Television Sitcoms (revised)Penguin, 2009 M12 1 - 352 páginas This new edition of Writing Television Sitcoms features the essential information every would-be teleplay writer needs to know to break into the business, including: - Updated examples from contemporary shows such as 30 Rock, The Office and South Park - Shifts in how modern stories are structured - How to recognize changes in taste and censorship - The reality of reality television - How the Internet has created series development opportunities - A refined strategy for approaching agents and managers - How pitches and e-queries work - or don't - The importance of screenwriting competitions |
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... course, circumstances are different for everyone. I said earlier that your first writing job can happen in one of three ways. The traditional path described above, starting out with a freelance assignment, has recently become less ...
... course, circumstances are different for everyone. I said earlier that your first writing job can happen in one of three ways. The traditional path described above, starting out with a freelance assignment, has recently become less ...
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... course, money in the bank does not guarantee a successful writing career.) Some people back into the business through pure coincidence, utter dumb luck. They are in the right place at the right time, and suddenly someone hands them a ...
... course, money in the bank does not guarantee a successful writing career.) Some people back into the business through pure coincidence, utter dumb luck. They are in the right place at the right time, and suddenly someone hands them a ...
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... course, you have the option of skipping directly to Part Two of the book if you want to start a script right away. Or, if you have at least one script that represents your best writing, you can begin the job search outlined in Part ...
... course, you have the option of skipping directly to Part Two of the book if you want to start a script right away. Or, if you have at least one script that represents your best writing, you can begin the job search outlined in Part ...
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... course, physiologists who hear such blatantly intuitive theories (based solely on observations of human behavior) get a little upset. They object because Freud and other “philosophical types” usually fail to address the tangible roles ...
... course, physiologists who hear such blatantly intuitive theories (based solely on observations of human behavior) get a little upset. They object because Freud and other “philosophical types” usually fail to address the tangible roles ...
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... course of hearing the joke, from setup to payoff, the audience moves from confusion to understanding. The audience hears the punchline, instantaneously deciphers and masters the incongruity, and laughs in triumph at its accomplishment ...
... course of hearing the joke, from setup to payoff, the audience moves from confusion to understanding. The audience hears the punchline, instantaneously deciphers and masters the incongruity, and laughs in triumph at its accomplishment ...
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COMEDY INSEQUENCES AND SCENES | |
DOING YOUR HOMEWORK | |
DEVELOPING THE STORY | |
Chapter 10CREATING FUNNY CHARACTERS | |
WRITING THE FIRST DRAFT | |
REWRITING THE SCRIPT | |
LANDING AN AGENT ANDOR MANAGER | |
GETTING YOUR WORK OUT THERE | |
PITCHING FOR ASSIGNMENTS | |
LANDING ASTAFF | |
Chapter 20CREATING A NEW SERIES | |
TIME TO WRAP | |
APPENDIX B ADDITIONAL RESOURCES | |
INDEX | |
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