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Writing the Comedy Film
Writing the Comedy Film
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Author: Stuart Voytilla & Scott Petri Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions Format: Softcover # of Pages: 180 ISBN-10: 0941188418 ISBN-13: 9780941188418
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About the Book:
Make 'em Laugh....
In Writing the Comedy Film, you will take a journey into the world of laughter and discover what makes us laugh and how we can craft better comedy. Using concise examples from our comedy masters from Preston Sturges to the Farrelly Brothers, from Duck Soup to Shrek, Stuart Voytilla and Scott Petri show you how to apply the tenets of laughter to your comedy writing. With easy-to-use guidelines, learn the successful mechanics and characteristics of various comic story forms (including farce, the gender-bender, fish-out-of-water, parody, ensemble comedy, military comedy, sports comedy and more).
Other topics in Writing the Comedy Film include: using myth and archetype to help build your comic world and define memorable comic characters, planting effective comic setups and payoffs and understanding comedy’s many forms of visual and verbal bits and gags.
What people say:
"Voytilla and Petri have managed to pull off the difficult task of clearly and insightfully dissecting the most challenging of film genres. Writing the Comedy Film will give film fans and screenwriters a rare peak under the hood at the critical elements that make a strong comedy feature film. This is a very valuable resource." — Steve Oedekerk, Writer: Nutty Professor, Jimmy Neutron, Bruce Almighty
"Anyone looking for help honing their ability of write humor will find Writing the Comedy Film a useful reference. The various comic genres are all here… definitely worth a look." — Video Maker Magazine
About the Authors:
Stuart Voytilla is a writer and literary consultant who also teaches screenwriting and film aesthetics at San Diego University.
Scott Petri is an award-winning humorist who has authored or co-authored 12 screenplays. He resides in Los Angeles. |
Stuart Voytilla, Foreword by Christopher Vogler
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