TY  - BOOK
AU  - Blake,Marc
TI  - Writing the comedy movie
SN  - 9781501316340 (hardback)
AV  - PN1996 .B53 2016
U1  - 808.2/523 23
PY  - 0000///Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc,
CY  - London
PB  - New York
KW  - Comedy films
KW  - Authorship
KW  - Screenwriters
KW  - Interviews
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / Screenwriting
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references :p. (249-250)and index; .Includes filmography
N2  - "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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