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Writing the Comedy Movie (Hardcover): Marc Blake Writing the Comedy Movie (Hardcover)
Marc Blake
R3,296 Discovery Miles 32 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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.

How to Be a Comedy Writer - Secrets from the Inside (Paperback): Marc Blake How to Be a Comedy Writer - Secrets from the Inside (Paperback)
Marc Blake
R235 Discovery Miles 2 350 Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Spirit of the Blitz (Paperback): Marc Blake Spirit of the Blitz (Paperback)
Marc Blake
R301 Discovery Miles 3 010 Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Writing the Comedy Movie (Paperback): Marc Blake Writing the Comedy Movie (Paperback)
Marc Blake
R1,254 Discovery Miles 12 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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.

Sitcoms (Paperback): Barth Hulley, Marc Blake, Stuart Allen Sitcoms (Paperback)
Barth Hulley, Marc Blake, Stuart Allen
R273 Discovery Miles 2 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Featuring winning scripts from THE SITCOM TRIALS. The Sitcom Trials is the comedy show where brand new sitcoms compete and the audience vote for the winner. It began on stage in 1999 and has enjoyed successful runs as a touring show and on TV. This collection includes scripts that were performed during the 2004 and 2006 seasons of the 'Trials', a Sitcom pilot developed for TV with stand-up comedian and comic author Marc Blake, as well as a crop of other as-yet unperformed Sitcoms.

How NOT to Write a Sitcom - 100 mistakes to avoid if you ever want to get produced (Paperback): Marc Blake How NOT to Write a Sitcom - 100 mistakes to avoid if you ever want to get produced (Paperback)
Marc Blake
R980 Discovery Miles 9 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The craft of sitcom is possibly the hardest of all screenwriting genres, demanding a complex set of skills. How NOT to Write a Sitcom is a troubleshooting guide aimed at both the novice and the practising sitcom writer. It illustrates and explains the many pitfalls in concept, characterisation, plotting and dramatic/comedic writing,which pepper the hundreds of scripts submitted every year. Each point is illustrated with an example of the error and each section contains practical suggestions and exercises for the writer to apply to their own writing. The book makes no assumption of the reader other than an interest in the form. It contains interviews with current producers as well as interviews with successful practioners of the craft. Marc Blake is a script consultant, writer and teacher of writing for sitcom. In this book he acts as a `script mechanic' for writers - stripping a sitcom down to its component parts, isolating the faults and fixing them. What script editors and producers are looking for are scripts that work. Naturally they want a genius in embryo, but above all they first want to see something that is roadworthy.

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