The sitcom career book a guide to the louder, faster, funnier world of TV comedy

From two veteran television directors, here is a comprehensive career handbook to the television sitcom. Revealed are the rules, the language, and the traditions of this popular art form and how the pacing, jokes, and dialogue in a sitcom differ from those in film and theater. The authors walk reade...

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Main Author: Belli, Mary Lou
Other Authors: Ramuno, Phil
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Back Stage Books, 2004.
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505 0 |a Foreword / Henry Winkler -- Preface / Robert Greenblatt -- Ch. 1 Getting the job -- Ch. 2 Monday (except when it's not) ... the table read -- Ch. 3 Tuesday ... rehearsal/producers' run-thru day -- Ch. 4 Wednesday ... rehearsal/network run-thru -- Ch. 5 Thursday ... camera blocking -- Ch. 6 Friday ... show day. 
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