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Comedy Writing for Screenplays

Advertisers say "sex sells," but in the movie business, many readers, producers, actors enjoy good comedy more than sex in screenplays.

No matter what genre you write, it can benefit by writing better humor. Dramas, thrillers, mysteries, sci-fi's, and horror flicks all have some comedy in them.


You need to be able to write comedy even if you're not writing a comedy!

But if you're writing in the romantic comedy or comedy genre, you had better be a professional at writing comedy.

Many studio readers want a "laugh-a-page" from a comedy screenplay. One of the marks of a great writer is their ability to evoke emotion in a reader. That emotion could be fear, concern, sadness, love or laughter. Of all of those, laughter is said to be the most difficult...until you know how to cause it.

Whether you're writing a comedy or any other genre, this program will be valuable for you. We've analyzed some of the best comedies and present methods to write at their level.

 

Date: April 12 -22, 2010

Cost $85.00
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Spend 10 days learning and improving your comedy writing. We analyze successful comedy movies and work with proven techniques to create comedy concepts, humorous characters, physical humor, and funny lines.

Day 1. What is funny and how does it apply to movies?
Day 2. Creating Movie Concepts for laughter.
Day 3. Setup/Punchline -- A simple structure for humor.
Day 4. Character Comedy
Day 5. Action -- Physical humor
Day 6. Dialogue -- Writing Funny Lines
Day 7. Dialogue 2 -- More Ways to Write Funny Lines
Day 8. Callbacks, One ups/toppers, running gags: The key to belly laughs
Day 9. Sight and prop gags
Day 10. Applying "Better than Sex" to your screenplays

As you see above, we work with one area of comedy writing each day. You'll have an assignment each day that will give you a deeper understanding of that day's skill.

By the time you leave this program, you'll have the understanding to put more comedy in any script you write. Comedy writing will be within your control, just like other forms of writing.

 

100% Guarantee

We're so confident that you'll love this program that we make this guarantee.

If after the first three days, you don't feel like this program is worth it, we will refund your money in full.

To receive a refund, you must pay for the program in advance. If you feel the course does not meet your expectations, email us at the end of the third day and your money will be refunded through PayPal.

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