Writing the comedy blockbuster : the inappropriate goal / Keith Giglio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Giglio, Keith, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comedy films--Authorship.

Comedy films.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 215 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Studio City, CA : Michael Wiese Productions, [2012]

Summary:

Dying is easy, comedy is hard. So keep your comedy blockbuster alive and well and buy this book. Comedy has always been the backbone of the film business. In an age of sequels and brand-name movies based on established properties, the original comedy screenplay still delivers high profits. "Writing the Comedy Blockbuster" guides the writer as they learn what goes into writing the next comedy classic.

Contents:

How to use this book. How to bust a gut, or, Comedy college 101 ; The comedic idea, a.k.a., The importance of being inappropriate, a.k.a., The Blues Brothers are not role models

Plot vs. character : who will win? Comedic characters, a.k.a., A fool's journey, a.k.a., I know a guy just like that ; Hilarity and heart, a.k.a., It's all about the wolf pack

The comedic roadmap : the eight comic sequences. Comic sequence (A), a.k.a., The comedic world, a.k.a., Well begun us half come ; Comic sequence (B) : setting up the inappropriate goal, a.k.a., "You're going to do what?", or Why crashing a wedding is a good idea ; Act two!, a.k.a., Where scripts go to die. Comic sequence (C) : the mad, mad, mad, mad world, a.k.a., Sometimes girls throw up on you ; Comic sequence (D) : it just keeps getting worse, a.k.a., How much pain can Ben Stiller take? ; Comic sequence (E) : love in the air, a.k.a., Why Andy chooses love over sex ; Comic sequence (F) : what was I thinking? a.k.a., Yes, I'm a liar but

; Act three. Comic sequence (G) : time to grow up, a.k.a., Why are Ashton and Natalie so sad even though they said no strings attached? ; Comic sequence (H) : the new men, a.k.a., Why Ben Stiller, Jim Carrey, Hugh Grant, Natalie Portman are running at the end of the movie ; Writing the screenplay.

Notes:

Includes filmography.

ISBN:

161593085X

9781615930852

OCLC:

741540570

Publisher Number:

99961642723