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Writing the comedy movie

Blake, Marc2015
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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 this book, Marc Blake lays out 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.
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London : Bloomsbury, 2015.
Collation:
272 pages
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781628925951 (pbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
2500693
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