MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2015018853
003 DLC
005 20150602083950.0
008 150601s2015 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015018853
020 $a9781628925951 (paperback)
020 $a9781501316340 (hardback)
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050 00 $aPN1996$b.B57 2015
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100 1 $aBlake, Marc.
245 10 $aWriting the comedy movie /$cMarc Blake.
263 $a1512
264 1 $aNew York :$bBloomsbury Academic,$c2015.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"It is often suggested that there are 'secrets' to comedy or that it is 'lightning in a bottle', but the craft of comedy writing can be taught. While comedic tastes change, over time and from person to person, the core underpinning still depends on the comedic geniuses that have paved the way. Great comedy is built upon a strong foundation. In Writing the Comedy Movie, Marc Blake lays out - in an entertainingly readable style - the nuts and bolts of comedy screenwriting. His objective is to clarify the 'rules' of comedy: to contextualize comedy staples such as the double act, slapstick, gross-out, rom com, screwball, satire and parody and to introduce new ones such as the bromance or stoner comedy. He explains the underlying principles of comedy and comedy writing for the screen, along with providing analysis of leading examples of each subgenre"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"A practical guide to creating the comedy movie, referencing its subgenres, history, and tropes, along with exclusive interviews with craft practitioners"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: -- Introduction - Why Laugh? -- 1. It's all Greek to me: Comedy History from Aristophanes to Juvenal Establishing the Basic Tropes and Forms -- 2. Swiftian Satire and Shakespearean clowns: How the Elizabethans Attacked the Great and the Good with Parody and Lampoon -- 3. Wildean Wit: How Comedy Plays Became the Basis for the Comedy Movie -- 4. Silent Slapstick: How Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd Exploited Visual Comedy -- 5. Dumb and Dumber: How Laurel and Hardy Created the Perfect Double Act Template -- 6. It Happened one Night: How Zingy Screwball Comedy led to the Rom Com -- 7. Sullivan's Travels to Team America: Social Satire from the 1940s to the Present Day -- 8. Auteurs from Woody Allen to Sasha Baron-Cohen: One Man, One Vision -- 9. Here come the Girls: Women in Comedy from Kooky Girl to Leading Actress -- 10. The Subgenres: Fish out of Water and the Coming of Age Comedy -- 11. Road and Buddy Movies, Frat Boy Frolics and Gross Out -- 12. Sports, Military and Ensemble Comedy -- 13. Farce and Black Comedy -- 14. Crime, Caper and Heist -- 15. Satire, Parody and Mockumentary -- Appendices -- - Interviews with Directors, writers and Producers -- - Writing Exercises -- Filmography -- Bibliography -- Index.
650 0 $aComedy films$xAuthorship.
650 0 $aScreenwriters$vInterviews.
650 7 $aPERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / Screenwriting.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPERFORMING ARTS / Comedy.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/951/9781628925951/image/lgcover.9781628925951.jpg