Description |
xiv, 278 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-266) and index. |
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Filmography: p. 267-268. |
Contents |
The nature of humor -- Healing aspects of humor -- If it's painful, why am I laughing? -- Confusion creates humor -- Comedy's enemies (humor's tumors) : cliche and meekness -- Some principles of comedic structure -- Comedic character vs. comedic universe -- The process of screenwriting -- High concept, low concept, no concept -- 13 things bad screenwriters commonly do -- Life experience vs. imagination -- To lie or not to lie -- Stand-up nonfiction -- Creating a fictional world -- Jokes -- Aphorisms -- Insults -- Short story -- Novel -- Anecdote -- Article -- Essay -- Speech -- Column/journalism -- Criticism -- Memoir/autobiography -- Generating ideas -- The author's voice -- What's wrong with this picture? -- How to write about what you don't know -- Aristotle in a bottle -- Chris Vogler : the bozo's journey -- Variety of action -- Exploring possibilities -- Observing characters -- Character point of view -- A character PSI chart -- Protagonist vs. antagonist -- Hit and mis- -- 11 modes of comedic dialogue -- The importance of subtext -- Exposition -- Yiddish sound theory -- Inexplicable humor -- Alliteration as ally -- Character, location, and other names -- Fonetic spellings/phoreign words -- Satire -- Parody -- Black comedy -- Vulgarity and bad taste -- Poetry -- Songs -- The list -- The monologue -- Letters -- Other forms -- Thoughts on TV writing -- Thoughts on playwriting -- Thoughts on audio/radio writing -- Tools of the trade -- The query letter -- Sales -- Promotion -- Syndication. |
Subject |
Comic, The, in literature.
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Comedy films -- Authorship.
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ISBN |
0941188833 (pbk.) |
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0941188868 |
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