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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... Premise-Driven Comedy Chapter 1 - THE GAME PLAN Chapter 2 - FIRST, SOME THEORY Chapter 3 - PUTTING THEORY INTO PRACTICE Chapter 4 - LEVEL ONE: PREMISE-DRIVEN COMEDY Chapter 5 - LEVELTWO: COMEDY INSEQUENCES AND SCENES Chapter 6 - LEVEL ...
... Premise-Driven Comedy Chapter 1 - THE GAME PLAN Chapter 2 - FIRST, SOME THEORY Chapter 3 - PUTTING THEORY INTO PRACTICE Chapter 4 - LEVEL ONE: PREMISE-DRIVEN COMEDY Chapter 5 - LEVELTWO: COMEDY INSEQUENCES AND SCENES Chapter 6 - LEVEL ...
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... premise-driven comedy, a proven comedy writing method that focuses on developing a story's humor from the ground up. I have taught this approach to numerous screenwriters and students, with terrific results, and now offer a Title Page ...
... premise-driven comedy, a proven comedy writing method that focuses on developing a story's humor from the ground up. I have taught this approach to numerous screenwriters and students, with terrific results, and now offer a Title Page ...
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... premise-driven comedy. □ Part Two of the book explains the craft of writing a professional script by putting comedy theory into practice. This section follows the same steps that a professional writer takes as he generates ideas, beats ...
... premise-driven comedy. □ Part Two of the book explains the craft of writing a professional script by putting comedy theory into practice. This section follows the same steps that a professional writer takes as he generates ideas, beats ...
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... premise and how to pitch your concepts using traditional and new-media approaches. Examples Drawn from All Types of Sitcoms This edition offers numerous story and script examples from a wide variety of sitcoms. I've chosen shows that ...
... premise and how to pitch your concepts using traditional and new-media approaches. Examples Drawn from All Types of Sitcoms This edition offers numerous story and script examples from a wide variety of sitcoms. I've chosen shows that ...
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... hold in your hands the official, bestselling, “if I could only buy one” insider's guide to sitcom writing. Welcome to Writing Television Sitcoms—revised edition, new and improved. Part 1 Writing Premise-Driven Comedy.
... hold in your hands the official, bestselling, “if I could only buy one” insider's guide to sitcom writing. Welcome to Writing Television Sitcoms—revised edition, new and improved. Part 1 Writing Premise-Driven Comedy.
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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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