Writing the comedy movie / Marc Blake.
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TextPublication details: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing IncDescription: ix, 261 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781501316340 (hardback); 9781628925951 (paperback)Subject(s): Comedy films -- Authorship | Screenwriters -- Interviews | PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / Screenwriting | PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism | PERFORMING ARTS / ComedyDDC classification: 808.2/523 LOC classification: PN1996 | .B53 2016Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: "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"--Summary: "A practical guide to creating the comedy movie, referencing its subgenres, history, and tropes, along with exclusive interviews with craft practitioners"--
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Includes bibliographical references :p. (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"--
"A practical guide to creating the comedy movie, referencing its subgenres, history, and tropes, along with exclusive interviews with craft practitioners"--
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