by David Misch | 1 April, 2021 | Film History, Filmmaking, In Our Opinion
April Fools Day is comedy’s religious holiday (and the Ukrainian city of Odessa’s actual holiday). It goes back 1500 years to the Feast of Fools. The Feast had plenty of pranks and tricks but also a lot more than that; it was a kind of medieval rave meant you could do...
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by Caroline Hamilton | 17 December, 2018 | Book Review, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion, Screenwriting
After the success of The Hidden Tools of Comedy, Kaplan follows this up with an equally insightful book, The Comic Hero’s Journey. This time, Kaplan veers away from the more general successful tools and techniques of comedy (although he does incorporate several of the...
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by Caroline Hamilton | 2 November, 2018 | Acting, Book Review, Filmmaking, In Our Opinion, Screenwriting
The Comic equation: ‘Comedy is about an ordinary guy or gal struggling against insurmountable odds without many of the required skills and tools with which to win yet never giving up hope.’ Without a doubt Steve Kaplan is an extremely accomplished comedy expert;...
by Dušan Mrđen | 14 May, 2018 | Acting, Directing, Filmmaking Career
Dearest Filmmakers, In this new series titled The Genre Format Series (Working Title) Extraordinaire your favourite comedy dustbusters Kathryn Butt and Dušan Mrden will try their best to break down movie genres and bring you some helpful tips and tricks that might or...
by Jack Ashley | 5 February, 2016 | Filmmaking, In Our Opinion
“If it weren’t for the brief respite we give the world with our foolishness, the world would see mass suicide in numbers that compare favourably with the death rate of lemmings.” – Groucho Marx In the 21st Century comedy based media takes its...
