Part Two: Plot vs. Character:Who Will Win?
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The Importance o Character
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Take Your Silliness Seriously
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Characters Change
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The Rock and Roll School o Screenwriting
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Plot vs. Character
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Exercise: The Comedic Character Worksheet
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Comic Vision
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Funny People
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Exercise: Character Work
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The “Classic” and Still Modern Three-Act Structure
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Exercise: Question Everything
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The Comedic Sequence Approach
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Scene Study
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Putting Scenes to Work in Events
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Exercise: Funny Scenes
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The Secret Ingredients o Comedic Scenes
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Writing the Comedy Blockbuster Giglio
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