How To Be A Sitcom Writer
Secrets From The Inside
1st Edition
Published on 10. July 2014
142 pages
978-1-84989-310-7 (ISBN)
Description
Everyone loves - and hates - sitcom. On TV it's the goldmine genre, the one watched by millions. There's a special place in our hearts for Fawlty, Frasier, Blackadder and Brent. An absurd predicament, witty banter, a group of hilariously dysfunctional people: it all seems so easy. But is it? If you've ever said 'I can do better than that', then this is the book for you. How to be a Sitcom Writer will encourage, test and pull you through the comedy boot camp that is writing narrative-led character comedy for radio/TV.
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Front Matter
- Title Page
- Publisher Information
- Introduction
- How to Be a Sticom Writer
- Part 1
- What is Sitcom?
- What Makes Great Sitcom?
- Studying the Genre
- Origins
- UK vs. USA
- Types of Sitcom
- High Concept
- Writing for Stars
- Part 2
- Where Do I Begin?
- Transcribing Dialogue
- Your Sense of Humour
- Ideas into Practice
- Learn from the Best
- Part 3
- Modern Sitcom
- Comedy Drama
- Team Writing
- Alarm Bells
- Media
- Taboos and Beyond
- Arc of Character
- Exceptions to the Rules of Sitcom
- Part 4
- Finding Inspiration
- Writing a C.V.
- Real or Cliché?
- Conflict
- 'Story of My Life'
- Opposites Repel
- The Foil
- Locked in a Room
- Troubleshooting
- Part 5
- Situation
- Relationships
- The False Family
- Class and Failure
- The Trap
- Unique Attitudes
- Character Grid
- Titles and Title Sequences
- Part 6
- Plot
- Subplot
- Scenes and Acts
- Escalation and Resolution
- Coincidence and Contrivance
- How Many Plots Do I Write?
- Plot Checklist
- Part 7
- Writing the Script
- How Long is a Script?
- Where to Write
- The Writing Process
- Description
- Write Visually
- Dialogue
- First Draft to Second Draft
- The Polish
- The Second Script
- Cliché
- Guerrilla Sitcom
- Animation
- Part 8
- Submitting the Script
- Copyright
- Feedback
- Agents
- Options
- The Writer's Life
- Back Matter
- Recommended
- Sitcoms you should know about
- Also Available
