Sitcom Page 6
5 ways to make storylining easier
- Friday 5th August 2022
Properly storylining your script before you start writing is essential to completing your first draft successfully.
5 more ways to make writing your sitcom easier
- Saturday 30th July 2022
We have more tips on how to make the process of writing a sitcom easier for yourself. This time: research, learning from existing shows, keeping the scenes moving, and more.
Why you should write a play
- Tuesday 28th June 2022
Writing a sitcom? Have you thought about staging a play? Working through the drafting process, collaborating with actors, and hearing an audience react will be hugely beneficial to you.
5 ways to make writing your sitcom easier
- Thursday 23rd June 2022
Writing situation comedy is hard. There are, happily, plenty of things you can do to make writing your sitcom easier, giving yourself the best chance of successfully completing a solid first draft.
Prepping the perfect one pager
- Friday 27th May 2022
What exactly does a producer mean by "a page", and how do you prepare a document that meets their expectations?
How to be a great sitcom writer - one sketch at a time
- Wednesday 25th May 2022
Writer and tutor Dave Cohen makes a very compelling case for practicing short-form writing (sketches) in order to excel in longer-form narrative (sitcom). All the disciplines you need are right there...
BCG Pro Sessions video: Marks & Gran
- Thursday 21st April 2022
Sitcom writing legends Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran joined us for our April 2022 BCG Pro Sessions Q&A. You can watch the 65 minute recording of the chat here.
Single Camera or Studio Audience?
- Thursday 14th April 2022
So: you're working on a new sitcom project. You now face a choice: what type of sitcom should your show be? Single camera or studio audience?
Writing dialogue in a comedy script
- Friday 8th April 2022
Here are some issues to consider as you write dialogue in your next comedy script.
Structuring a scene
- Monday 28th March 2022
If you're a new writer, structuring a scene can be daunting. In a fit of enthusiasm (or confusion, if you haven't planned properly), scenes can run away from you, becoming scrappy and directionless...