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Steve Kaplan
ISBN: 9781615931408
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The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny
by: Steve Kaplan
SHOW ME THE FUNNY!
WHILE OTHER BOOKS give you tips on how to “write funny,” The Hidden Tools of Comedy offers a paradigm shift in understanding the mechanics and art of comedy itself, and the proven, practical tools that help writers translate that understanding into successful, commercial scripts. Steve Kaplan unlocks the unique secrets and techniques of writing comedy, deconstructing sequences in popular films and television to show when comedy works, when it doesn’t, and why.
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SHOW ME THE FUNNY!
WHILE OTHER BOOKS give you tips on how to “write funny,” The Hidden Tools of Comedy offers a paradigm shift in understanding the mechanics and art of comedy itself, and the proven, practical tools that help writers translate that understanding into successful, commercial scripts. Steve Kaplan unlocks the unique secrets and techniques of writing comedy, deconstructing sequences in popular films and television to show when comedy works, when it doesn’t, and why.
Details
ISBN: 9781615931408
SKU: 138749081/Done
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
Publish Date: July 1, 2013
Page Count: 280
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DAVID CRANE, creator and executive producer: Friends, Episodes – :
I rarely think about why something I’m working on is funny. I’m usually just fixated on the fact that it’s not funny enough. Steve takes this ephemeral topic and reduces it to tangible terms that are both practical and illuminating.
ELLEN SANDLER, co-executive producer: Everybody Loves Raymond – :
Fresh insights with a ‘why didn’t I think of that’ on every page. Steve Kaplan is a true comedy maven.
CHAD GERVICH, writer: Dog With a Blog – :
Everything you need to be a comedy writer except the searing self-doubt, crippling anxiety, and suffocating social awkwardness.