The Hidden Tools of Comedy
The Serious Business of Being Funny
1st Edition
Published on 30. October 2013
288 pages
978-1-61593-189-7 (ISBN)
Description
While other books give you tips on how to "write funny," this book offers a paradigm shift in understanding the mechanics and art of comedy, and the proven, practical tools that help writers translate that understanding into successful, commercial scripts. The Hidden Tools of Comedy unlocks the unique secrets and techniques of writing comedy. Kaplan deconstructs sequences in popular films and TV that work and don't work, and explains what tools were used (or should have been used).
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Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- How to Read this Book
- Part I: Understanding Comedy
- Chapter 1 The Myths of Comedy
- Chapter 2 The Comedy Perception Test
- Chapter 3 The Answer (Theory of Comedy)
- Chapter 4 The Comic Equation
- Chapter 5 Introducing the Tools
- Part II: The Hidden Tools of Comedy
- Chapter 6 Tool #1: Winning
- Chapter 7 Tool #2: Non-Hero
- Chapter 8 Tool #3: Metaphorical Relationships
- Chapter 9 Tool #4: Positive Action
- Chapter 10 Tool #5: Active Emotion
- Chapter 11 Tool #6: Straight Line/Wavy Line
- Chapter 12 Tool #7: Archetypes or Commedia Tonight!
- Chapter 13 Tool #8: Comic Premise
- Part III: The Punch Line
- Chapter 14 Comedy F.A.Q.
- Afterword
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
