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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Table of Contents:
  • 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.