2012-03-25
11:57 pm Jamie_LD Tonight's #scriptchat guest is
@showmefun2 So get ready to settle
in for a
great chat.
2012-03-25
11:57 pm kim_garland >> RT @kathycabrera: 5 min
countdown to joining Peter Desberg &
Jeffrey
Davis (@showmefun2) for ScriptChat's guest
tonight! #
scriptchat
2012-03-25
11:58 pm NYcanes RT @Jamie_LD: Tonights #scriptchat
guest is @showmefun2 So get
ready to
settle in for a great chat. #scriptchat
2012-03-25
11:58 pm art1032 RT @Jamie_LD: Tonight's #scriptchat
guest is @showmefun2 So
get
ready to settle in for a great chat.
2012-03-25
11:59 pm Jamie_LD I've been editing and social networking all day, but I'm
now in #
scriptchat
mode.
2012-03-25
11:59 pm zacsanford2 Can't wait! RT @Jamie_LD: Tonights
#scriptchat guest is
@showmefun2
So get ready to settle in for a great chat. #scriptchat
2012-03-25
11:59 pm art1032 Hello #scriptchat!:)
2012-03-26
12:00 am NYcanes @art1032 Hi #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:00 am AwesomeBMovies
_
RT @DavidSpies
The Scriptwriters Network -Hollywood Outreach
Program http://t.co/0XIzKzou
#screenwriting #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:00 am ShowMeFun2 It's great because we can see your thumbnails and we
don't have
any...you
win. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:00 am NYcanes RT @Jamie_LD: Ive been editing and social
networking all day, but
Im now
in #scriptchat mode. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:00 am kathycabrera I'm in #scriptchat mode
too!n #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:00 am art1032 @NYcanes HEY!:) #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:01 am NYcanes Heeellllooooo everyone! #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:01 am zacsanford2 @Jamie_LD Been shooting and writing the
#webseries all day. Glad
to
finally relax and enjoy the evening. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:01 am TheWriteScript Hey all. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:02 am kathycabrera I handle PR for @showmefun2 and am
so honored to have
ScriptChat
host them tonite. We were planning to share some
favorite
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:02 am AllMightyGoold Topic? RT @TheWriteScript: Hey all.
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:02 am LisaGProsek Hello! #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:02 am kathycabrera insights from the book. But can take questions throughout
#
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:02 am kim_garland @zacsanford2 i'm dying to shoot something again!
#webseries #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:03 am ShowMeFun2 Hi...glad to meet you all.n #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:03 am jeannevb A rare event for me to miss #scriptchat, but
just got off plane fr FL
shooting
#IMPASSE #Kickstarter video w @Bekemeyer! Enjoy
@ShowMeFun2!
2012-03-26
12:03 am Jamie_LD @jeannevb The #treefort has you covered. I
usually here anyway. #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:04 am Jamie_LD So let's talk comedy. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:04 am NYcanes RT @ShowMeFun2: Hi...glad to meet you all
>>> welcome ty for
being
heren #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:04 am zacsanford2 @jeannevb Enjoy your evening off from the
chat. After this weekend
you
deserve the relaxation. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:04 am kathycabrera congrats @jeannevb missing
you tonight! #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:04 am dianewms I'm pitching a web series tmrw to be cooperatively made
with WIVF
members:
A DC history quiz show done like Jay Walking on Leno. #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:04 am TheWriteScript @kim_garland LOL, saw that out of context. Ha.
You could get
arrested
for saying that in the wrong place. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:04 am SarahAlexis4 @jeannevb Hope it went really well and you
guys had fun! #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:04 am WriteCoachKiki Exhausted from hectic weekend + missing #MadMen but happy
to be
here! #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:04 am zacsanford2 Thanks to @showmefun2 for
being our guest this night. Feel free to
aim any
questions their way. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:05 am ShowMeFun2 Here's a brief description of our book so what we say
will make a bit
of sense
to you. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:05 am ShowMeFun2 We wanted to interview comedy writers to better
understand how they
do what
they do. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:05 am kim_garland Our guests tonight are @showmefun2! Bio here
http://t.co/uPOv0Dua
They're
sharing from their new book + toss out your comedy q's #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:05 am tracinell @TheWriteScript as you wish. ;) *tosses junior
mints*n #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:05 am ShowMeFun2 Our fear was that but they’ll probably end up telling you
what they
think
they did rather than what they actually do. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:05 am art1032 @jeannevb @Bekemeyer @ShowMeFun2 Your
excused...this time.:)
You'll
be reading the transcript tonight lol:) #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:05 am ShowMeFun2 The highest form of fiction is the autobiography. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:06 am NYcanes RT @TheWriteScript: @kim_garland LOL, saw
that out of context.
Ha. You
could get arrested for saying that in the wrong place. #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:06 am kim_garland @TheWriteScript Haha! Yeah, I meant it both ways. ;)
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:06 am ShowMeFun2 We gave each of them the same premise and asked them to
start
from the
same place to see what they create and where they end up.
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:06 am Jamie_LD lol RT @ShowMeFun2: The
highest form of fiction is the
autobiography.
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:07 am ShowMeFun2 Here are a few of the shows our interviews spanned... #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:07 am ShowMeFun2 Brady Bunch, Gilligan’s Island, Everybody Loves Raymond,
Wings #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:08 am TheWriteScript @ShowMeFun2 Q. Specific to your methodology, can
you expound
on
that?n #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:08 am NYcanes Q Whats the most critical piece in compiling a comedic
dialouge? #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:08 am WriteCoachKiki @jeannevb Rest up! Sounds like a gr8 wknd.
Looking forward to
hearing
more about #Impasse #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:08 am GREGBIELA You're not later until you arrive. So I'm now officially
late. What's up
tonight?
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:08 am zacsanford2 Make sure you participate tonight even if you're usually
just a lurker.
We have
a copy of @ShowMeFun2's book to give away!!!! #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:09 am TheWriteScript @ShowMeFun2 Q. i.e., was "creating" in
a controlled environment,
length
of time they were given, process...? #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:09 am ShowMeFun2 We gave everyone the same premise so readers can compare
their
processes.
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:09 am SarahAlexis4 @ShowMeFun2 Q: What was the biggest insight into
comedy you got
from
this experiment? How did the writers work differ or not? #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:10 am kim_garland RT @zacsanford2: Make sure you participate tonight, #scriptchat.
We have
a copy of @ShowMeFun2's book to give away!
2012-03-26
12:10 am WriteCoachKiki RT @SarahAlexis4: @ShowMeFun2 Q: What was biggest insight
into
comedy
from this experiment? How did the writers work differ? #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:10 am kathycabrera hey guys - PR gal for @Showmefun2 - we're
getting to all Qs... in
order
they come - thx for asking them! #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:11 am ShowMeFun2 interviews ranged from 1 to 2 hours for the most part. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:12 am ShowMeFun2 We were wondering if they'd go more for story or
character...they all
went for
CONFLICT. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:12 am TooLateToBlink @ShowMeFun2 Q: Where do comedy writers typically
find their
inspiration
for their best jokes that work on film? #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:12 am Jamie_LD @kathycabrera Thanks "PR gal." :-) #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:12 am dandollar i'm not very funny. can you work at comedy, or are some
doomed
from the
start? #scriptchat #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:12 am WriteCoachKiki Fascinating - RT @ShowMeFun2: We were
wondering if theyd go
more for
story or character...they all went for CONFLICT. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:13 am Bolajiowrites lol@dandollar, i can relate. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:13 am ShowMeFun2 A lot came from personal experiences and relationships...with
a lot of
exaggeration.
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:14 am art1032 @Showmefun2 Q-Do you think a person can learn to
write comedy?
Or is
that a genre you kind of have to be born to right? #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:14 am Jamie_LD Exaggeration! RT @ShowMeFun2: A lot
came from personal
experiences
and relationships...with a lot of exaggeration. #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:14 am NYcanes Q What is funny to me isn't funny to most. How can I
determine? #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:14 am ShowMeFun2 For example, Heidi Perlman used multiple examples that
came
directly
from her mother. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:14 am MWenawa 'Prometheus' trailer shot-by-shot breakdown &
analysis by
@nate_winslow
http://t.co/rvpLv93O #prometheus #movies #
scriptchat
#screenwriting
2012-03-26
12:14 am kim_garland RT @ShowMeFun2 gave everyone same premise.
wondering if
they'd
go for story or character...they all went for CONFLICT #
scriptchat
#comedy
2012-03-26
12:15 am ShowMeFun2 If you get a chance...read her description of of her
mother and the
tuna
fish sandwich. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:15 am art1032 @art1032 @Showmefun2 WRITE_Sorry #scriptchat
LOL
2012-03-26
12:16 am ShowMeFun2 You can learn a lot of the craft of writing comedy. You
can't learn
inspiration.n
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:16 am ShowMeFun2 The more experience you have, the better you learn what's
funny. #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:20 am ShowMeFun2 Also, if you want to learn building blocks, check out
standup teacher
Greg
Dean's website. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:20 am kathycabrera @PitchfestBob I have heard great things about @BelowZeroMovie!
#
Scriptchat
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:21 am ShowMeFun2 He and I created an interactive joke writing program that
will be
available
in a few weeks. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:21 am TheWriteScript @kathycabrera I don't remember anyone ever showing
up with their
PR rep
to scriptchat. This must be a first! Welcome! #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:21 am NYcanes RT @ShowMeFun2: Also, if you want to learn building
blocks, check
out
standup teacher Greg Deans website. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:21 am kim_garland http://t.co/BRD5WKKr RT @ShowMeFun2
if you want to learn
building
blocks, check out standup teacher Greg Dean's website. #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:22 am LisaGProsek @ShowMeFun2 Q-What are some of the common
mistakes people
make
when writing comedy? #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:22 am kathycabrera @TheWriteScript Thanks! I like to be a PR gal of
"firsts!" #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:22 am ShowMeFun2 Another change in TV comedy is the decreased importance
of jokes.
If they
don't propel the story...we lose them now #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:23 am dianewms @art1032 History quiz is for adults, too. A
person in the street thing,
like Jay
Walking on Leno. Answer correctly & win prizes. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:23 am ShowMeFun2 There was a time when sitcom scripts were required to
have 3 jokes
per
page...related or not #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:23 am BlueRidgefilms Hi everyone! #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:23 am zacsanford2 Is this due to single cam vs. multi? RT @ShowMeFun2:
If they dont
propel
the story...we lose them now #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:24 am ShowMeFun2 The worst mistake is including jokes that don't relate to
character or
story #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:24 am Jamie_LD RT @ShowMeFun2: The worst mistake is including jokes
that don't
relate
to character or story #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:24 am NYcanes RT @ShowMeFun2: Another change in TV comedy is the
decreased
importance
of jokes. If they dont propel the story we lose them now #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:24 am WriteCoachKiki @ShowMeFun2 Q What (in your opinion) are the
outstanding
comedies
on tv now? #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:24 am art1032 @dianewms Ooo ok, sounds good to me:) #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:24 am ShowMeFun2 Elliott Shchoenman has a great story in the book about
how he
showed a
writer how to stay within story structure #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:25 am GCGeek @ShowMeFun2 Hoping this is a sign sit-coms have
evolved, even if
we
haven't. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:25 am wayneothewriter Q: Realizing some comedic writing is
instinctive, but are there some
books on
the craft that are better than others? #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:25 am LisaGProsek Thanks! RT @ShowMeFun2: The
worst mistake is including jokes
that
dont relate to character or story #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:25 am ShowMeFun2 The rule holds regardless of the number of
cameras...until it exceeds
20. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:26 am ShowMeFun2 Some of our favs include Big Bang, Modern Family, Louie
CK #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:27 am ShowMeFun2 Jeffrey loves the Gene Perret book #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:27 am TheWriteScript @ShowMeFun2 Q. Comedy shows have gone from
large, general
audiences
to smaller, more demo-targeted aud. What's next? #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:27 am NYcanes RT @ShowMeFun2: Some of our favs include Big Bang,
Modern
Family,
Louie CK #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:28 am PitchfestBob By most reports, I am funny in real life, but find it
very difficult to be
funny on
the page. #Scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:28 am WriteCoachKiki Thanks! RT @ShowMeFun2: Some of
our favs include Big Bang,
Modern
Family, Louie CK #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:28 am ShowMeFun2 Yes, there's a big difference between joking and telling
a humorous
anecdote.
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:28 am NYcanes @TheWriteScript gr8 question! #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:29 am tracinell RT @ShowMeFun2: Yes, theres a big difference between
joking and
telling
a humorous anecdote. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:29 am ShowMeFun2 Anecdotes are stories, jokes sometimes are, but just as
often, they
are
clever word play only. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:29 am lukeJmadsen Listening to @johnaugust and @clmazin script
chats while I write a
psych
lab report... #scriptchat #amwriting
2012-03-26
12:29 am Jamie_LD Me too. RT @PitchfestBob: By most
reports, I am funny in real life,
but find
it very difficult to be funny on the page. #Scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:29 am Bolajiowrites Does this add up?RT@PitchfestBob: By most reports, I am
funny in
real
life, but find it very difficult to be funny on the page. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:29 am TheWriteScript @NYcanes Thank you, sir. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:29 am ShowMeFun2 Not all anecdotes make good stories. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:30 am dwacon @Jamie_LD I am the opposite. Tell a
joke…people avoid eye contact
and back
away slowly. On paper…they LMAO at my humor.n #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:30 am BlueRidgefilms Children's Hospital is a fav of mine #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:30 am ShowMeFun2 Comedy audience range from large scale movies down to
short
webisodes
and point in between. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:30 am Nate_G_Smith #NateIn… Let's do this! Up first, class! Have fun #ScriptChat-ers!
I'm
there in
my mind!
2012-03-26
12:31 am ShowMeFun2 The more outside the comedy, the smaller the audience. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:31 am dwacon @wayneothewriter The book that helped me most was
“Craft of
Comedy
Writing” by Sol Saks (Bewitched). #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:31 am MatchesMalone Forgot to use #scriptchat tag....
This is what I get for tuning in late....
2012-03-26
12:31 am NYcanes RT @dwacon: @wayneothewriter The book that helped me
most was
“Craft
of Comedy Writing” by Sol Saks (Bewitched). #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:32 am ShowMeFun2 Jeffrey's father was the Show Runner on Bewitched. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:32 am NYcanes RT @Jamie_LD: I find the best humor in dialogue,
not jokes, but the
subtext
of dialogue. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:32 am dianewms @art1032 Questions can be tailored to whom is
playing: kids, teens,
or
adults. Prizes too: T-shirts or hats or dinners, etc. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:32 am WriteCoachKiki Love that - me too! RT @Jamie_LD: I find
the best humor in dialogue,
not
jokes, but the subtext of dialogue. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:32 am LisaGProsek Me, too! That's how real life is. RT @Jamie_LD:
I find the best humor
in
dialogue, not jokes, but the subtext of dialogue. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:32 am dianewms RT @ShowMeFun2: Yes, there's a big difference
between joking and
telling
a humorous anecdote. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:33 am TheWriteScript @MatchesMalone Use Tweetchat and the hashtag is
automatic! #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:33 am MatchesMalone RT @NYcanes: RT @Jamie_LD: I find
the best humor in dialogue,
not
jokes, but the subtext of dialogue. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:33 am wayneothewriter Interesting including Louis CK -
hardly any jokes in the TV series -
humor
comes straight from the pain of his life #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:33 am argentpepper ''You can make humor about ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING''. Do
you
agree
with this statement? #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:33 am ShowMeFun2 Two guys walk into a subtext... #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:34 am davidspies @jgsarantinos Writing The Hollywood Blockbuster
http://t.co/pwDnUtmS
#screenwriting #filmmaking #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:34 am art1032 @dianewms oh wow my kids would love that:) #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:34 am wayneothewriter @dwacon thanks I'll check that book out #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:35 am ShowMeFun2 You can make humor about everything...just watch any
Republican
Debate.
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:36 am Bolajiowrites Now that's funny lol RT @ShowMeFun2: You can
make humor about
everything...just
watch any Republican Debate. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:36 am dianewms @art1032 I'll send you a treatment and some
questions if you like.
Let's
Follow each other and DM emails. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:36 am zacsanford2 http://t.co/sU913P4p RT @ShowMeFun2:
You can make humor about
everything...just
watch any Republican Debate. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:36 am art1032 LOL@ShowMeFun2 LOL! #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:37 am MatchesMalone RT @ShowMeFun2: Two guys walk into a subtext... #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:37 am MatchesMalone @ShowMeFun2 The first magic trick my father
taught me was, he
walked
down the street, and turned into a bar.... #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:37 am art1032 @dianewms OK:) #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:38 am rdlln Evening #scriptchat talking
humor tonight?
2012-03-26
12:38 am IngridElkner Comedy is a person with a goal who lacks the necessary
tools and
skills
to succeed, but maintains hope. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:38 am zacsanford2 @rdlln Yep, with our guests @ShowMeFun2
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:39 am ShowMeFun2 Going back to how we know what's funny... #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:39 am dianewms @MatchesMalone @ShowMeFun2 Good one Malone! #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:39 am NYcanes RT @ShowMeFun2: You can make humor about
everything...just
watch
any Republican Debate. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:39 am ShowMeFun2 Ed Dector's interview described networks bringing in test
audiences
that
turned dials to show what they thought was funny #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:39 am SarahAlexis4 @ShowMeFun2 Q: Any advice for being successful
on staff/in sitcom
writers'
rooms?n #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:40 am BB_Filmmaking We're tuning into #scriptchat now...
:)
2012-03-26
12:40 am kim_garland good q! RT @SarahAlexis4: @ShowMeFun2 Q: Any
advice for being
successful
on staff/in sitcom writers' rooms? #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:40 am wayneothewriter Republican debate - now I'm confused
- is that humor or horror? #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:40 am ShowMeFun2 New writer's go through hazing in the Writers' Room #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:41 am MatchesMalone @dianewms Thanks!!! #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:42 am ShowMeFun2 Lew Schneider talked about other writers asking him to
pitch their joke
in the
room because he was a standup #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:42 am Jamie_LD College all over again. RT @ShowMeFun2: New
writer's go through
hazing
in the Writers' Room #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:42 am TheWriteScript @ShowMeFun2 Q. What was the range in creative
processing time
from
concept to completion among those you interviewed? #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:42 am The_Jodi Ha! RT @ShowMeFun2 You can
make humor about everything...just
watch
any Republican Debate. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:42 am MatchesMalone @wayneothewriter Depends on which side of
the aisle you fall, I
would
think... #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:42 am ShowMeFun2 Humore or Horror...it depends on Newt's makeup that
night. #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:42 am Jamie_LD @ShowMeFun2 Q: Will the book be available in
eBook format any
time
soon? #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:43 am good2tweat RT @Jamie_LD: College all over again. RT @ShowMeFun2:
New
writer's
go through hazing in the Writers' Room #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:43 am ShowMeFun2 The range of time differs between tv and movies. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:43 am TheWriteScript @ShowMeFun2 Q. Hazing in 2012 or 1970? Screams
of lawsuit
these
days. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:43 am TheLoneOlive #writinghumor RT @ShowMeFun2: Two guys
walk into a subtext... #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:43 am ShowMeFun2 SMTF available on the Nook. B& N owns our publisher.
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:44 am Bolajiowrites RT @good2tweat: RT @Jamie_LD: College
all over again. RT
@ShowMeFun2:
New writers go through hazing in the Writers Room
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:44 am NYcanes RT @ShowMeFun2: SMTF available on the Nook. B& N
owns our
publisher.
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:44 am LisaGProsek I'd love to have it on my Kindle! :) RT @ShowMeFun2:
SMTF
available
on the Nook. B& N owns our publisher. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:44 am Jamie_LD I'll have to get a #nook app. RT @ShowMeFun2:
SMTF available on
the
Nook. B& N owns our publisher. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:44 am ShowMeFun2 Hazing in the room is more subtle. It's like which table
you get sit at in
the h.s.
cafeteria #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:45 am dwacon @ShowMeFun2 So if you are big enough to turn the
table over and
knock
people out of their seats... ? #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:45 am MatchesMalone RT @ShowMeFun2: Hazing in the room is more subtle.
It's like which
table
you get sit at in the h.s. cafeteria #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:46 am zacsanford2 Only 15 minutes left. Get those last minute questions in
for our guest
@ShowMeFun2.
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:46 am MatchesMalone @ShowMeFun2 Proof that everything I needed to
learn I learned in
high
school. So much for my 'SC education.... #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:46 am JMidnight I made it - better late than never. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:46 am ShowMeFun2 Hazing is even worse on the Writers' Rug #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:47 am Jamie_LD That's just like college too. RT @ShowMeFun2:
Hazing is even worse
on the
Writers' Rug #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:47 am rdlln @ShowMeFun2 what do you think about dark comedy?
I know it
plays
well on FX + Showtime but what's market like for features? #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:47 am ShowMeFun2 go trojans...the USC kind #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:47 am ShowMeFun2 Dark = indie films #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:48 am Jamie_LD Don't forget we are going from comedy on #scriptchat
to Police
Dramas
on #tvwriterchat at 6:30pm Pac.
2012-03-26
12:48 am NYcanes RT @rdlln: @ShowMeFun2 what do U think about dark comedy? I
know it
plays well on FX+Showtime but whats market like 4 features?
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:48 am art1032 RT @ShowMeFun2: go trojans...the USC kind #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:48 am NYcanes RT @ShowMeFun2: Dark = indie films #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:48 am WriteCoachKiki RT @ShowMeFun2: Dark = indie films #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:48 am MatchesMalone RT @ShowMeFun2: Dark = indie films #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:49 am SarahAlexis4 @ShowMeFun2 Q: Any thoughts on structure? How to
use it to
enhance
the conflict/comedy/characters in a sitcom? #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:49 am kim_garland I'm partial to the other kind RT @ShowMeFun2:
go trojans...the USC
kind #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:49 am MatchesMalone @ShowMeFun2 Q Does this imply that studios won't
make a dark
comedy?
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:49 am TheHalstead RT @ShowMeFun2: The writers all said to create great
comedic
dialouge,
create great conflicts. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:49 am NYcanes RT @SarahAlexis4: @ShowMeFun2 Q: Any thoughts on
structure?
How to
use it to enhance the conflict/comedy/characters in a sitcom?
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:49 am WriteCoachKiki @ShowMeFun2 @Jamie_LD There are shows now that
have terrific,
funny
dialogue even if they're not comedies. Like #Justified for 1 #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:49 am MatchesMalone @Jamie_LD With no stops in between?
Fascinating. Some would say
they're
the same thing ;) #scriptchat #tvwriterchat
2012-03-26
12:49 am art1032 @Jamie_LD EEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!:) #scriptchat
#tvwriterchat
Police
Dramas:)
2012-03-26
12:50 am WriteCoachKiki RT @Jamie_LD: Dont forget we are going from comedy
on #
scriptchat
to Police Dramas on #tvwriterchat at 6:30pm Pac. #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:50 am TheWriteScript @ShowMeFun2 Q. Of the writers you interviewed,
how many also did
stand up
comedy? #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:50 am zacsanford2 @MatchesMalone Last "Dark Comedy" from a
studio that I recall was
Observe
and Report... which bombed. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:50 am MatchesMalone RT @ShowMeFun2: The writers all said to create great
comedic
dialouge,
create great conflicts. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:50 am thtrnerd221 Does your film want exposure? I do interviews with show
for my blog
and
vlog. @ reply me and we can set something up. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:50 am ShowMeFun2 Sitcom structure depends a lot on keeping every one in
close
proximity.
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:51 am The_Jodi Rugburns are funny RT @Jamie_LD That's
just like college too. RT
@ShowMeFun2:
Hazing is even worse on the Writers' Rug #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:51 am ozzywood James Erwin: the lucky man who was ASKED to become a
screenwriter
http://t.co/9HksaBOV #screenwriting #scriptchat
#botw
2012-03-26
12:51 am gregorywalters @TheHalstead I liked Lew Schneider's interview.
He said story comes
first:
"comedy stuff is all icing." #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:51 am Jamie_LD RT @ShowMeFun2: Sitcom structure depends a lot on keeping
every
one in
close proximity. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:51 am MatchesMalone @zacsanford2 Well, I don't think that's the
studio's fault, it was a poor
attempt
to copy the success of Paul Blart.... #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:52 am WriteCoachKiki Q: Any thoughts on difference between snide, sarcastic
& funny? #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:52 am Jamie_LD @ShowMeFun2 Characters age, but don't change. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:52 am ozzywood Screenwriting Tip: "Consider the reader’s emotional
state and frame
of
mind." http://t.co/RcBgkwrs #screenwriting #scriptchat
#botw
2012-03-26
12:52 am zacsanford2 @MatchesMalone Actually O&R went into
production before PB... #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:53 am NYcanes RT @WriteCoachKiki: Q: Any thoughts on difference
between snide,
sarcastic
& funny? #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:53 am Jamie_LD these 3 = Boyd Crowder. Just sayin' RT @WriteCoachKiki:
Q: Any
thoughts
on difference between snide, sarcastic & funny? #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:53 am IngridElkner @zacsanford2 Death Becomes Her is one of the
greatest dark
comedies
of all time. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:53 am ShowMeFun2 About a third of the writers we interviewed had standup
experience. #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:53 am MatchesMalone @zacsanford2 Then why did it take longer to get
made and
distributed?
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:54 am ShowMeFun2 snide and sarcastic are funny. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:54 am Jamie_LD RT @ShowMeFun2: About a third of the writers we
interviewed had
standup
experience. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:54 am jaeblakney RT @ozzywood: Screenwriting Tip: "Consider
the reader’s emotional
state
and frame of mind." http://t.co/RcBgkwrs #screenwriting #
scriptchat
#botw
2012-03-26
12:54 am MatchesMalone RT @gregorywalters: Schneider also said, "The key
for any sitcom is
it has
to go bad for your hero, and you have to be able to root for your
hero."
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:54 am Nut_Basket RT @TheLoneOlive: #writinghumor RT @ShowMeFun2:
Two guys
walk
into a subtext... #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:54 am wayneothewriter Horrible Bosses a good dark comedy
and Swimming with Sharks #
scriptchat
not many though from the majors
2012-03-26
12:54 am ShowMeFun2 We both love Death Becomes Her #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:54 am MatchesMalone RT @ShowMeFun2: snide and sarcastic are funny. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:55 am zacsanford2 @MatchesMalone Sometimes it happens. Films can sit
on shelves,
especially
when studios know they have a stinker. :) #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:55 am WriteCoachKiki :) RT @Jamie_LD these 3
= Boyd Crowder.Just sayin RT
@WriteCoachKiki:
Q: Any thoughts on diff between snide, sarcastic &
funny? #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:55 am zacsanford2 @IngridElkner I agree... I love Death Becomes Her.
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:55 am TheScriptJoint Angela Robinson Sells Supernatural Teen Pitch To
Paramountnhttp://t.co/eE1Ii4ze
#scriptchat #screenwriting
2012-03-26
12:56 am WriteCoachKiki @MatchesMalone @ShowMeFun2 Thx. In
RL not always ;) RT
@ShowMeFun2: snide
and sarcastic are funny. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:57 am MatchesMalone @zacsanford2 Then I submit to you, that someone
should've said no
before a
single frame rolled.... #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:57 am The_Jodi @wayneothewriter Swimming With Sharks is so dark and
so so good!
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:57 am ShowMeFun2 Thx...this has been the best 60 minutes we've had in
hours. #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:57 am Jamie_LD @The_Jodi The book? #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:58 am NYcanes Dr Buddy Rydell: Sarcasm is anger's ugly cousin, from now
on,
unacceptable.
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:58 am TheWriteScript @ShowMeFun2 Thanks for being here tonight. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:58 am HBwriterMike RT @ShowMeFun2 As Ed Dector pointed out, Studios
want to hit as
many
demographics as possible. Dark eliminates some of these. #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:58 am Jamie_LD @ShowMeFun2 You seriously ROCKED the chat
tonight. Thanks. #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:58 am MatchesMalone @The_Jodi @wayneothewriter No one
outside the industry saw that
one. I
like, The Big Picture. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:58 am WriteCoachKiki @ShowMeFun2 Thanks so much for your info,
insights & a great
time. :)
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:58 am MatchesMalone RT @Jamie_LD: @ShowMeFun2 You seriously ROCKED the
chat
tonight.
Thanks. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:58 am SarahAlexis4 @ShowMeFun2 Thanks for being here and fielding
all our Qs! #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:58 am NYcanes Thank you, learned a lot! #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:59 am MatchesMalone @WriteCoachKiki @ShowMeFun2 Depends
on who delivers the 'line.'
;) #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:59 am zacsanford2 Congrats to @thewritescript who won
the book giveaway tonight.
Make
sure you email me or @jeannevb your contact info. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:59 am gregorywalters Loved reading SMTF! Read one interview per day last
summer.
Great to
follow the process of different writers. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:59 am IngridElkner @NYcanes Sarcasm is rife in sitcom. It's
almost the only gag Dorothy
in
Golden Girls, Roseanne, and Max in 2 Broke Girls use. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
12:59 am Jamie_LD #scriptchat peeps
are welcome to chat RT @TVWriterChat: Are we
ready
for some Police Procedural talk in 30 minutes (6:30pm PT)
#tvwriterchat
2012-03-26
12:59 am art1032 #scriptchat @ShowMeFun2
#treefort Thanks all for another great
chat!:)
2012-03-26
1:00 am WriteCoachKiki @MatchesMalone @ShowMeFun2 and
when.... #scriptchat
2012-03-26
1:00 am Jamie_LD I have to put the horses away, then I'll post the
transcript. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
1:00 am GCGeek Yes! Thanks! RT @kim_garland: Thanks!!
RT @Jamie_LD:
@ShowMeFun2
You seriously ROCKED the chat tonight. Thanks. #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
1:00 am TheWriteScript @zacsanford2 Seriously!? That's awesome. Thanks!
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
1:00 am WriteCoachKiki RT @TVWriterChat: Are we ready for some Police
Procedural talk in
30
minutes (6:30pm PT) #tvwriterchat #scriptchat
2012-03-26
1:01 am dwacon Magna scripto adventures ad mea ScriptChat
amici! #scriptchat
2012-03-26
1:01 am SabinaGiado RT @GoIntoTheStory Work psychology into your scene
description
Spotlight:
“Cast Away” http://t.co/QShmaVeC #scriptchat
2012-03-26
1:01 am wayneothewriter Thanks very much - loved the chat #scriptchat
2012-03-26
1:01 am WriteCoachKiki @Jamie_LD So ready - see you in 30! (Putting
on my white hat). #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
1:01 am ShowMeFun2 @gregorywalters Thanks Greg...glad you enjoyed the
book. #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
1:01 am art1032 YAY! Congrats!:) @TheWriteScript @zacsanford2 #scriptchat
2012-03-26
1:02 am dwacon @WriteCoachKiki Past my bedtime (EST) but will be
witchooze in
spirit!n
#scriptchat
2012-03-26
1:02 am zacsanford2 @TheWriteScript Let me know if you didn't receive
the IM from my
main
account. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
1:02 am ShowMeFun2 fade out...this is our last thanks...you've really made
this fun for us... #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
1:02 am WriteCoachKiki RT @ShowMeFun2: Thx 4 making us feel so
welcome.Check out
book
website http://t.co/2xN4SwY2 we have vids of some interviews #
scriptchat
2012-03-26
1:03 am HBwriterMike Check it out RT @ShowMeFun2 ...Check
out the book website
http://t.co/9mmuSKDw
we have videos of some interviews #
scriptchat
#screenwriting
2012-03-26
1:03 am NYcanes RT @Jamie_LD: I have to put the horses away, then
Ill post the
transcript
>>> awesome #scriptchat
2012-03-26
1:03 am jeannevb RT @zacsanford2: Congrats to @thewritescript
who won the book
giveaway
tonight. Make sure you email me or @jeannevb your
contact
info. #scriptchat
2012-03-26
1:03 am TheHalstead @Jamie_LD @ShowMeFun2 Characters core traits
remain the same,
but
"issues" are introduced per episode to drive conflict and arc. #
scriptchat
