Writing the comedy movie /
Blake, Marc,
Writing the comedy movie / Marc Blake. - ix, 261 pages
Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and index. Includes filmography.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781628925920 (ebook)
Comedy films--Authorship.
Screenwriters--Interviews.
PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / Screenwriting.
PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy.
Performing Arts
Film: styles & genres
Screenwriting techniques
Other performing arts
Film scripts & screenplays
Writing the comedy movie / Marc Blake. - ix, 261 pages
Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and index. Includes filmography.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781628925920 (ebook)
Comedy films--Authorship.
Screenwriters--Interviews.
PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / Screenwriting.
PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy.
Performing Arts
Film: styles & genres
Screenwriting techniques
Other performing arts
Film scripts & screenplays