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The ZAZ Comedy Glossary — The Artful Writer

2011-12-20 17:02:36 (читать в оригинале)

Жаргон

14. Cumulative Effect: Too much of one thing is never a good thing. One sex joke may be funny, but too many and it’s diminishing returns.

Источник: The ZAZ Comedy Glossary — The Artful Writer.

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What is a beat?

2011-12-20 13:30:34 (читать в оригинале)

Вопросы и ответы

A “beat” is the smallest unit of measurement in a screenplay. If a character sits down at a desk and picks up a pencil, that is two beats.

A “beat sheet” is a form of an outline. In this form, you can think of each beat as an individual unit of plot, so a beat sheet in an outline that’s specific purpose is to touch on each of those.

The word or parenthetical “beat” is often used in screenwriting to signal a brief pause in a character’s speech or action. While this is acceptable, many screenwriters believe it is best used sparingly. Often, pauses can instead be expressed through action. For example, a character can wipe his brow in the middle of a line instead of taking a beat.

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Glossary | A ton of useful information about screenwriting from screenwriter John August

2011-12-20 10:17:28 (читать в оригинале)

Глоссарий

MOMENTUM

The inertia within a story as it approaches its climax. «I really feel the five-minute break-dance number is slowing the momentum in the second act .»

Источник: Glossary | A ton of useful information about screenwriting from screenwriter John August.

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The ZAZ Comedy Glossary — The Artful Writer

2011-12-19 17:03:54 (читать в оригинале)

Жаргон

13. EAT: A setup so obvious that it might as well have one of those restaurant neon signs with the blinking arrow pointing right at it.

Источник: The ZAZ Comedy Glossary — The Artful Writer.

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Why do some teleplays have stage direction in all caps and some not?

2011-12-19 13:00:46 (читать в оригинале)

Вопросы и ответы

Multicamera sitcoms (think: anything with a laugh track, like Seinfeld) and single-camera shows (sitcoms with no laugh track, like Malcolm in the Middle, as well as dramas) have slightly different teleplay formats. Multicamera scripts have stage direction IN ALL CAPS, with double spaced dialogue; single-camera scripts look more like film scripts.

There are other subtle differences. For a detailed breakdown of the formatting elements unique to multicamera scripts, see our post on multicamera format.