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[BOOK REVIEW] The Comic Hero’s Journey by Steve Kaplan

[BOOK REVIEW] The Comic Hero’s Journey by Steve Kaplan

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...
[BOOK REVIEW] The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny by Steve Kaplan

[BOOK REVIEW] The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny by Steve Kaplan

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;...
The Genre Format Series Extraordinaire: #1 Comedy Genre

The Genre Format Series Extraordinaire: #1 Comedy Genre

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...

5 Movies – Dealing with life through comedy

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...
Writing Comedy: Thoughts of the Sit-Down Comedian

Writing Comedy: Thoughts of the Sit-Down Comedian

by Alice Tomlinson | 18 November, 2015 | In Our Opinion, Screenwriting

What does it mean to make somebody laugh? YOU know you’re hilarious, but Comedy, as a genre, is hard. Going into the specific tastes of somebody’s humour is convoluted and confusing territory, one that is, too often, dismissed with cheap and easy jokes. Successful...
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