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" Complete idiot's guide to comedy writing / "
by James Mendrinos.
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BL
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963894
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b718264
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| Main Entry
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Mendrinos, Jim.
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Complete idiot's guide to comedy writing /\ by James Mendrinos.
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| Publication Statement
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Indianapolis, IN :: Alpha Books,, 2004.
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xxiv, 328 pages :: illustrations
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1592572316
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: 9781592572311
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| Contents
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Finding the Funny -- What's Funny? -- The Many Faces of Comedy -- Comedy for the Page -- Comedy for Ensemble Performers -- Comedy for One -- Common Threads in All Comedy -- You Are Funny -- Why People Laugh -- Growing a Funny Bone -- Keeping Track of It All -- What Makes You Laugh? -- Looking for the Funny -- Inspiration vs. Perspiration -- The Best Places to Find Comedy Ideas -- Examine Each Situation for Comedy Potential -- Types of Comedy -- Humor Has Categories -- Stand-Alone Jokes -- Story Jokes -- Physical Jokes -- Character Jokes -- Basic Comedy Construction -- Building a Laugh -- The Universal Joke Formula -- Premise: The Subject -- Point of View: How You See It -- The Twist: Getting to the Humor -- Keeping the Comedy Visual -- Comedy Writing Rules -- Clarity Is Everything -- End on a Trigger -- Go All the Way -- Soul-Searching Comedy -- It's All About Emotions -- Stay on Topic -- Make It Matter -- Know What You're Talking About -- The Premise -- Research Everything -- The Subject Isn't the Subject -- Funny Focus -- Organizing All This Information -- Be Sure You're Sure About the Joke -- Exploring Your Point of View -- POV Defines Comedic Voice -- Basic Emotions -- Don't Suck, Part Two -- Try Something New -- Let's Twist Again -- Choosing the Right Twist -- Surprise! -- Mix It Up -- Clear Twists -- Twists on Top of Twists -- Congratulations! It's Funny -- Putting Together the Elements -- Matching Your Joke to Your Comedy Style -- Fine-Tuning Your Presentation -- Keep Going: Write Every Day -- The Art of Comedy Writing -- Long-Form Comedy -- Turning One-Liners into Bits -- Writing with Speed -- Stories -- Story Revision -- Stories for Jokers -- Exercise: Make It Longer -- Comedy Is Life -- Finding Common Ground with Your Audience -- Changing Attitudes -- Nothing Is Too Obscure -- Stay Involved -- Don't Lie ... Well ... Only Lie a Little -- It's All About the Words -- Keep the Language Simple -- Use Language as Art -- Use Your Words to Create a Rhythm -- Write In Silence and Physical Movement -- Keep It Clean -- Going All the Way -- Don't Hold Back Anything -- Accentuate the Positive -- Eliminate the Negative -- Don't Mess with Mr. In-Between -- This Sucks -- The Craft of Comedy Writing -- Learning to Let Go -- Ready to Edit? -- Give It a Little Tweak -- Addition by Subtraction -- Long-Form Editing -- Apply for Your Artistic License -- Everything Old Is New Again -- Comedy Is a Work in Progress -- This Old Joke -- The Changing Order of Things -- "This Bit Just Might Work If I Change ..." -- Exercise: Long-Lost Laughter -- Who's Going to Laugh at This? -- Relating to Your Audience -- Cater, Don't Pander -- Edgy Humor -- Topical Joke or Cheap Shot? -- Staying Unique -- Not All Jokes Work Everywhere -- Does It Have a Pulse? -- Styles Define Markets -- There's Room for Every Joke -- The Square Peg Meets the Round Hole -- The A to Z of Saleable Comedy -- Preparing to Be Professional -- Keeping Your Ideas Current -- Knowing What Ideas to Develop Next -- Money for Funny -- Buyers and Bloodsuckers -- If It's Funny, It's Money -- Action! -- Selling Your Screenplay -- Selling Sitcoms -- The Allure of Greasepaint -- Chapter One -- More Funny Books -- The Real Story -- Comedy Delivered to Your Door -- Psst, Hey Buddy, Wanna Buy a Joke? -- Comics and DJs and Hosts--Oh My! -- Speakers Say the Funniest Things -- First Contact -- Different Jokes for Different Folks -- Comedy on the Page -- Did You Hear the One About -- Stop the Presses! -- A Fictional Accounting -- The Sunday Funnies -- The Caption Reads -- Sitcoms -- How Sitcoms Work -- Structuring Your Spec-Script -- Formatting Your Spec-Script -- Spec-Scripts vs. Pilots -- Outlines and Treatments -- The Show Bible -- Using Your Spec-Script -- Ensemble Comedy -- Sketch This -- Funny in Film -- Curtain Up -- Funny for Two -- Solo Comedy Professionals -- "Hey, It's Great to Be Here Tonight ..." -- Hey Mr. DJ! -- Hereeeeee's Johnny! -- Specialty Acts -- Adding a Dash of Funny -- Speech! Speech! -- From the Dais -- Cheers! -- Corporate Comedy Writing -- Something to Do Every Day -- Annotated Taina Script.
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| Abstract
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Provides advice for writing comedy, including television scripts, plays, feature films, cartoons, and stand-up jokes, and includes information on using comedy in business presentations.
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Comedy-- Authorship.
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Wit and humor-- Authorship.
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Comedy
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Comedy-- Authorship.
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Kreatives Schreiben
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Wit and humor-- Authorship.
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| Dewey Classification
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808.7
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PN6149.A88M46 2004
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Comedy writing
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