On-Camera Television Comedies – A Starting Place for Comedy Class
There’s not much that tells us more about ourselves and our society than the comedies we watch. The On-Camera Comedy Class starts soon,...
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Recommended Reading:
Storytelling, Screenwriting & Script Analysis
If you're looking for some reading material to study on your own time, I highly recommend these books.
150 Screenwriting Challenges by Eric Heisserer
Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller by John Truby
Aristotle’s Poetics for Screenwriters by Michael Tierno
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives by Lajos Egri
Backwards and Forwards by David Ball
The New Comedy Writing Step by Step by Gene Perret
The Comic Toolbox: How to be Funny Even if You're Not by John Vorhaus
The Craft of Comedy Writing by Sol Saks
Damn Fine Story: Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative by Chuck Wendig
The Idea: The Seven Elements of a Viable Story for Screen, Stage or Fiction by Erik Bork
Into the Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them by John Yorke
The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting by Jill Chamberlain
Save the Cat Goes to the Movies by Blake Snyder
Save the Cat Writes for TV by Jamie Nash
Screenplay: The Foundation of Screenwriting by Syd Field
Screenwriters on Screen-Writing: The Best in the Business Discuss Their Craft by Joel Engel
Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
Story Line: Finding Gold in Your Life Story by Jennifer Grisanti
Successful Sitcom Writing by Jurgen Wolff
The TV Writer’s Workbook by Ellen Sandler
The Writer’s Journey by Christopher Vogler
Writing the Television Drama Series by Pamela Douglas
The Hero Succeeds: The Character-Driven Guide to Writing Your TV Pilot by Kam Miller