EPISODE · Aug 30, 2022 · 36 MIN
Yes, You Can Still Do This... and Audiences Need You to!
from The No Film School Podcast · host No Film School
Unfortunately it seems that many filmmakers are holding back from making comedy films. Comedy is a necessary genre and thankfully we still have some filmmakers who are producing hilarious films that meet audience needs. John Hamburg, from Meet the Parents and Zoolander, shares his process for creating great comedies. In this episode, we talk about… Me Time, John’s latest film that is now available on Netflix John’s opinion on why there are less comedies on the big screen Finding out what needs improvement by the feedback given in test screenings John’s experience writing for Meet the Parents and Zoolander Plot based comedies versus joke based comedies and which strategy John implements in his films Why John never directs actors to “be funny” The first step to writing a comedy film - Developing a character Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web https://nofilmschool.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool Twitter https://twitter.com/nofilmschool YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool Get your questions answered on the podcast by emailing [email protected]! Vist https://nordvpn.com/nofilmschool Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Unfortunately it seems that many filmmakers are holding back from making comedy films. Comedy is a necessary genre and thankfully we still have some filmmakers who are producing hilarious films that meet audience needs. John Hamburg, from Meet the Parents and Zoolander, shares his process for creating great comedies. In this episode, we talk about… Me Time, John’s latest film that is now available on Netflix John’s opinion on why there are less comedies on the big screen Finding out what needs improvement by the feedback given in test screenings John’s experience writing for Meet the Parents and Zoolander Plot based comedies versus joke based comedies and which strategy John implements in his films Why John never directs actors to “be funny” The first step to writing a comedy film - Developing a character Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web https://nofilmschool.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool Twitter https://twitter.com/nofilmschool YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool Get your questions answered on the podcast by emailing [email protected]! Vist https://nordvpn.com/nofilmschool Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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