Download e-book for kindle: The Eight Characters of Comedy: A Guide to Sitcom Acting and by Scott Sedita

By Scott Sedita

ISBN-10: 0977064123

ISBN-13: 9780977064120

The 8 Characters of Comedy is the “How-To†consultant for actors & writers who are looking to holiday into the area of sitcoms. It has turn into a staple in performing sessions, writers’ rooms, casting places of work and construction units all over the world. Now, in it’s interesting moment version, well known appearing trainer and bestselling writer, Scott Sedita, delivers much more suggestion and workouts for breaking down comedy scripts, writing jokes and providing them with comedic precision. Plus, you’ll locate in-depth REVISED sections on Sitcom historical past, the 3 Pillars of Comedy, Auditioning for Sitcoms, and his acclaimed comedic method “The Sedita Method!†most significantly, you can be brought to his recognized sitcom personality archetypes, on the way to assist you construct your area of interest in 30 minutes comedy… The 8 Characters of Comedy! who's often forged because the Logical clever One? Why can we love the cute Loser? Why is The Neurotic a favourite for actors and writers? How do you play The Dumb One shrewdpermanent? who're the largest Bitch/Bastards? What drives The Materialistic Ones? Why is The Womanizer/Manizer so well known? how will you realistically write and play anyone of their personal Universe? The 8 Characters of Comedy solutions a majority of these questions and extra, with up-to-date EXAMPLES from present & vintage sitcoms, and from some of the maximum sitcom characters & actors of all time! After examining this e-book, you may be able to paintings within the fascinating international of scenario comedy!

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