Writing Television Sitcoms

Author: Evan S. Smith
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780399525339
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 310

Book Description
Describes the writing method called premise-driven comedy, examines how comedy affects character development and story structure, discusses guidelines on script layouts, and offers advice on establishing a career

Successful Sitcom Writing

Author: Jurgen Wolff
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780330350525
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 213

Book Description
This is a definitive guide on how to write and, more importantly, sell scripts for situation comedies. It provides tips on character development, sub-plots, manuscript formats and comedy and timing.

Writing Sitcoms

Author:
Publisher: Unistar Books
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description

Writing Television Sitcoms (revised)

Author: Evan S. Smith
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101151625
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 362

Book Description
This new edition of Writing Television Sitcoms features the essential information every would-be teleplay writer needs to know to break into the business, including: - Updated examples from contemporary shows such as 30 Rock, The Office and South Park - Shifts in how modern stories are structured - How to recognize changes in taste and censorship - The reality of reality television - How the Internet has created series development opportunities - A refined strategy for approaching agents and managers - How pitches and e-queries work - or don't - The importance of screenwriting competitions

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing

Author: James Mendrinos
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592572311
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
You've always known writing comedy was about more than just being funny. But how do you create a joke and work it into a script or a stand-up routine? Comedian, writer, and teacher Jim Mendrinos has the answers. In The Complete Idiot s Guide to Comedy Writing, Mendrinos gives readers the principles he teaches in his popular courses, from understanding what funny is and how to find it, to how to actually construct comedy. Working through the basic constructions and forms including premises, points of view, and twists, he shows the variations of written, verbal, and physical comedy. With useful exercises, Mendrinos helps writers refine their writing, appeal to their audience, and even break writer's block by learning techniques for brainstorming, free association, lists, and finding infinite points of view.

The Gospel According to a Sitcom Writer

Author: James Cary
Publisher: SPCK
ISBN: 0281085994
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description
Maybe Jesus was joking, the disciples didn't know what they were doing and the New Testament is a lot funnier than you might think. You would think it weird if someone suddenly ascended into heaven, right? Reading between the lines, do we detect a touch of rivalry between Peter and John? And surely the lack of parables in the latter's mystical tome is simply crying out to be redressed . . . In this sparklingly witty book, BBC sitcom writer James Cary gives us a new and liberating way of looking at the gospel as he entertainingly relates it to a modern context, with references ranging from Charles Dickens to The Vicar of Dibley. Cheerfully playing around with the text, he takes the Bible seriously but allows us to laugh at our own petty vanities and foibles - and be enlightened in the process. The Gospel According to a Sitcom Writer is ideal for anyone wanting to liven up their Bible reading and looking for new ways to be thrilled by this sacred text. It's also perfect for priests, pastors, youth leaders and all those involved in ministry and giving sermons, as James Cary shows using comedy and humour is a brilliant way to communicate the gospel. Warm, funny and full of brilliant insight and Christian humour, The Gospel According to a Sitcom Writer will make you laugh out loud and shake your head in awe. You'll never read the Bible the same way again.

Elephant Bucks

Author: Sheldon Bull
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781932907278
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This comprehensive guide is for those who want to launch a career as a television sitcom writer and features detailed inside information on how to write scripts that will get noticed.

How To Be A Sitcom Writer

Author: Marc Blake
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1849893098
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 135

Book Description
Everyone loves - and hates - sitcom. On TV it's the goldmine genre, the one watched by millions. There's a special place in our hearts for Fawlty, Frasier, Blackadder and Brent. An absurd predicament, witty banter, a group of hilariously dysfunctional people: it all seems so easy. But is it? If you've ever said 'I can do better than that', then this is the book for you. How to be a Sitcom Writer will encourage, test and pull you through the comedy boot camp that is writing narrative-led character comedy for radio/TV.

Crapalachia

Author: Scott McClanahan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781937512033
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A colorful and elegiac coming-of-age story that announces Scott McClanahan as a resounding, lasting talent.

the little book of SITCOM

Author: John Vorhaus
Publisher: Bafflegab Books
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
Writing situation comedies isn’t really that hard. So much of what you need to know is already defined for you. You know that your script needs to be a certain short length, with a certain small number of characters. You know that your choice of scenes is limited to your show’s standing sets and maybe one or two swing sets or outside locations. You know how your characters behave and how they’re funny, either because you invented them or because you’re writing for a show where these things are already well established. Sitcom is easy and sitcom is fun. Sitcom is the gateway drug to longer forms of writing. It’s a pretty good buzz and a pretty good ride, a great way to kill an afternoon, or even six months. And now, thanks to comedy writing guru John Vorhaus (author of THE COMIC TOOLBOX: HOW TO BE FUNNY EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT), writing situation comedy is easier than ever. In THE LITTLE BOOK OF SITCOM, you'll find a whole trove of tools, tricks and problem-solving techniques that you can use -- now, today -- to be the sitcom writer of your wildest dreams. Ready to write? Ready to have fun? THE LITTLE BOOK OF SITCOM is the big little book for you.