How not to write a sitcom : 100 mistakes to avoid if you ever want to get produced / Marc Blake.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blake, Marc, author.

Series:

Writing Handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Situation comedies (Television programs)--Authorship.

Situation comedies (Television programs).

Television comedies--Authorship.

Television comedies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (372 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The craft of sitcom is possibly the hardest of all screenwriting genres, demanding a complex set of skills that must all be present to succeed. How NOT to Write a Sitcom is a troubleshooting guide aimed at both the novice and the practising sitcom writer. It illustrates and explains the many pitfalls in concept, characterisation, plotting and dramatic/comedic writing,which pepper the hundreds of scripts submitted every year. Each point is illustrated with an example of the error and each section contains practical suggestions and exercises for the writer to apply to their own writing. The book

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Contents; Introduction - Welcome to the garage; Acknowledgements; Cast list; Section One: Form and Format; 1. What sitcom is and isn't; 2. Grammar: the grammar of sitcom; 3. Sitcom in the US and the UK; Section Two: Character and Plot; 4. Character; 5. Plotting; Section Three: Nuts and Bolts; 6. Scenes; 7. Jokes and dialogue; 8. Your first episode; 9. Case studies; 10. What production companies put in their shredders; 11. Team-writing; Section Four: Selling the Script; 12. The business of sitcom; Conclusion; Author details; Websites; Suggested reading

Sitcoms and comedy drams citedFootnote; ch01fn; ch01_fn01; ch10fn; ch10_fn01; Imprint

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781408130896

1408130890

OCLC:

759836653