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Writing the Comedy Movie

By Marc Blake

Writing the Comedy Movie

By Marc Blake

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It is often suggested that there are 'secrets' to comedy or that it is 'lightning in a bottle', but the craft of comedy writing can be taught. While comedic tastes change, over time and from person to person, the core underpinning still depends on the comedic geniuses that have paved the way. Great comedy is built upon a strong foundation.
In Writing the Comedy Movie, Marc Blake lays out - in an entertainingly readable style - the nuts and bolts of comedy screenwriting. His objective is to clarify the 'rules' of comedy: to contextualize comedy staples such as the double act, slapstick, gross-out, rom com, screwball, satire and parody and to introduce new ones such as the bromance or stoner comedy. He explains the underlying principles of comedy and comedy writing for the screen, along with providing analysis of leading examples of each subgenre.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
272
Release Date:
2015-12-17
Publication Date:
2015-12-17
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1501316346
ISBN13:
9781501316340
Weight:
549 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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