Elephant Bucks: An Inside Guide to Writing for TV Sitcoms
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (602 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1932907270 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 266 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Includes detailed inside information on how to choose the right series to spec, how to pick the right story, and detailed, step by step instruction on how to write the scripts that will get you work.. Publisher Marketing: A comprehensive guide to writing a highly commerical and saleable spec sitcom script and launching your career as a TV sitcom writer
Sheldon Bull is not only the funniest man on two feet, but one of the mostbrilliant when it comes to explaining how to be funny, and how to organizeyour creative ideas into the sitcom form. It is the clearest, best, and to my knowledge the only how to that tells writers step by step how to write for and break into the fabulous world of TV sitcoms-- Blake Snyder, Author of Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
"Get two. You're gonna give one to a friend." according to J. Lots of screenwriting books are dry as dust. Not Elephant Bucks. This one is that rare combination of easy to read and informative. It's clear, concise, entertaining, instructive and eminently practical.Bull offers specific guidance on how to structure a sitcom. He explains what belongs where. As important, he shows the reader logically and engagingly how to go about putting the elements in place. He uses specific (and very entertaining) examples that made me go, "Ohhhhh! That totally makes sense!" Having "Elephant Bucks" is like having a gre. Four Stars Cool.. The Best Book on Sitcom Writing I've been teaching sitcom writing at a well known film school for the last six years. During the first five, I used a book, which I won't name, as a way to give structure to the class. Nobody liked it, especially me. It was outdated, dull, and self-congratulatory. So last year I chose not to use a book at all. Things went okay, but there just isn't enough time in the semester to talk about everything in a way that sinks in. As the Chinese say, "Repetition is the mother of learning." There was nothing but their notes to remind students of what