7370027Laughing Out Loudhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/laughing-out-loud-9780520923546/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6959055/image.jpg?v=638841581470670000350368MXNUniversity of California PressInStock/Ebooks/Whoever wrote "Make em laugh!" knew that its easier said than done. But people love to laugh, and good comedy will always sell. With the help of this complete and entertaining guide, writers and would-be writers for film and television can look forward to writing comedy that goes far beyond stereotypic jokes and characters. In Laughing Out Loud, award-winning screenwriter and author Andrew Horton blends history, theory, and analysis of comedy with invaluable advice.Using examples from Chaplin to Seinfeld, Aristophanes to Woody Allen, Horton describes comedy as a perspective rather than merely as a genre and then goes on to identify the essential elements of comedy. His lively overview of comedys history traces its two main branchesanarchistic comedy and romantic comedyfrom ancient Greece through contemporary Hollywood, by way of commedia dellarte, vaudeville, and silent movies. Television and international cinema are included in Hortons analysis, which leads into an up-close review of the comedy chemistry in a number of specific films and television shows.The rest of the book is a practical guide to writing feature comedy and episodic TV comedy, complete with schedules and exercises designed to unblock any writers comic potential. The appendices offer tips on networking, marketing, and even producing comedies, and are followed by a list of recommended comedies and a bibliography.Whoever wrote "Make em laugh!" knew that its easier said than done. But people love to laugh, and good comedy will always sell. With the help of this complete and entertaining guide, writers and would-be writers for film and television can look forward...7005227Laughing Out Loud350368https://www.gandhi.com.mx/laughing-out-loud-9780520923546/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6959055/image.jpg?v=638841581470670000InStockMXN99999DIEbook2023Inglés