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Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - payhip.com/b/kCZGd
0:00 - David Zucker (Naked Gun, Airplane!) On How He Broke Into The Comedy Business
12:42 - Why 99% Of Comedy Movies Today Aren't Funny
25:37 - Biggest Difference Between A Bad Spoof Comedy And A Great One
34:30 - If The Audience Doesn't Laugh Out Loud, It's Not Funny Enough
42:53 - First Rule Of Comedy That Filmmakers Need To Know
56:52 - First Steps To Writing A Comedy Movie
1:05:51 - How To Get The Audience To Care About The Characters In A Comedy
1:13:41 - How A Director Builds A Scene
MASTERCRASH: A Crash Course In Spoof Comedy
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Born on October 16, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, director/writer/producer David Zucker, along with brother Jerry (Ghost, 1990) Zucker and longtime friend, Jim (Hot Shots, 1991) Abrahams, has established himself among Hollywood's (or at least Wisconsin's) most successful filmmakers. Starting out after college, with a borrowed video tape deck and camera, the soon to be legendary trio created the Kentucky Fried Theater, on the UW Madison campus, and moved to California in 1972, quickly becoming the most successful small theater group. in Los Angeles history.
After parlaying this success into The Kentucky Fried Movie, the three conceived the idea that would create a whole new film genre. Airplane! (1980) broke all conventions, featuring dramatic actors like Robert Stack and Leslie Nielsen performing zany jokes with straight-laced sincerity. The spoof became the surprise hit of 1980, beginning a streak of hilarious movies including Top Secret! (1984) and Ruthless People (1986), after which David branched out on his own to direct The Naked Guns (1988, 1991, 1994), BASEketball (1998), Scary Movies 3 (2003), and 4 (2006), and others.
David also found time to produce the successful, but somewhat less hilarious A Walk in The Clouds (1995) and Phone Booth (2002), and recently completed a feature script, The Star of Malta, a comedy set in the Film Noir era, and an international spy thriller, "Counter Intellijence!".
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Unbelievable Secret Behind 99% Of All Comedy - youtu.be/0FEmuUpeHrc
The Art and Craft Of Writing Comedy - youtu.be/XkqueJePFuw
How To Create Great Comedy - youtu.be/syKb9eHfVy0
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THE NUTSHELL TECHNIQUE: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting amzn.to/2X3Vx5F
THE STORY SOLUTION: 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take
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SAVE THE CAT! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
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THE ANATOMY OF STORY: 22 Steps To Becoming A Master Storyteller
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Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - payhip.com/b/kCZGd
0:00 - David Zucker (Naked Gun, Airplane!) On How He Broke Into The Comedy Business
12:42 - Why 99% Of Comedy Movies Today Aren't Funny
25:37 - Biggest Difference Between A Bad Spoof Comedy And A Great One
34:30 - If The Audience Doesn't Laugh Out Loud, It's Not Funny Enough
42:53 - First Rule Of Comedy That Filmmakers Need To Know
56:52 - First Steps To Writing A Comedy Movie
1:05:51 - How To Get The Audience To Care About The Characters In A Comedy
1:13:41 - How A Director Builds A Scene
MASTERCRASH: A Crash Course In Spoof Comedy
mastercrash.com
BUY THE BOOK - Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!
amzn.to/3FULs2N
Born on October 16, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, director/writer/producer David Zucker, along with brother Jerry (Ghost, 1990) Zucker and longtime friend, Jim (Hot Shots, 1991) Abrahams, has established himself among Hollywood's (or at least Wisconsin's) most successful filmmakers. Starting out after college, with a borrowed video tape deck and camera, the soon to be legendary trio created the Kentucky Fried Theater, on the UW Madison campus, and moved to California in 1972, quickly becoming the most successful small theater group. in Los Angeles history.
After parlaying this success into The Kentucky Fried Movie, the three conceived the idea that would create a whole new film genre. Airplane! (1980) broke all conventions, featuring dramatic actors like Robert Stack and Leslie Nielsen performing zany jokes with straight-laced sincerity. The spoof became the surprise hit of 1980, beginning a streak of hilarious movies including Top Secret! (1984) and Ruthless People (1986), after which David branched out on his own to direct The Naked Guns (1988, 1991, 1994), BASEketball (1998), Scary Movies 3 (2003), and 4 (2006), and others.
David also found time to produce the successful, but somewhat less hilarious A Walk in The Clouds (1995) and Phone Booth (2002), and recently completed a feature script, The Star of Malta, a comedy set in the Film Noir era, and an international spy thriller, "Counter Intellijence!".
MORE VIDEOS WITH DAVID ZUCKER
tinyurl.com/mwrd7hwb
CONNECT WITH DAVID ZUCKER
mastercrash.com
imdb.com/name/nm0001878
instagram.com/thedavidzucker
youtube.com/@MasterCrashComedy
MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS
The Formula For Writing A Great Comedy Script - youtu.be/A5iGXzZN0iM
Unbelievable Secret Behind 99% Of All Comedy - youtu.be/0FEmuUpeHrc
The Art and Craft Of Writing Comedy - youtu.be/XkqueJePFuw
How To Create Great Comedy - youtu.be/syKb9eHfVy0
CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE
FilmCourage.com
twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage
SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL
bit.ly/18DPN37
PERSONALLY SPONSOR FILM COURAGE
ko-fi.com/filmcourage
SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER
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SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON
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►BOOKS WE RECOMMEND:
THE NUTSHELL TECHNIQUE: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting amzn.to/2X3Vx5F
THE STORY SOLUTION: 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take
amzn.to/2gYsuMf
SAVE THE CAT! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
amzn.to/3dNg2HQ
THE ANATOMY OF STORY: 22 Steps To Becoming A Master Storyteller
amzn.to/2h6W3va
►FILMMAKER STARTER KIT
BLACKMAGIC Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K - amzn.to/4gDU0s9
ZOOM H4essential 4-Track Handy Recorder - amzn.to/3TIon6X
SENNHEISER Professional Shotgun Microphone - amzn.to/3TEnLiE
►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – buff.ly/3rWqrra
►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – amzn.to/2tbFlM9
►Stuff we use:
LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - amzn.to/2tbtmOq
AUDIO
Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post amzn.to/425k5rG
Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - amzn.to/3WEuz0k
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![Why Filmmakers Are Choosing Tubi Over Netflix - Ramon Swift Sloan [FULL INTERVIEW]
Our new book... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time
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0:00 - What John Grisham Taught Me About Writing
8:37 - Theres No Such Thing As Cant... Only How
20:14 - Stop Letting Yourself Down... How To Go After Your Goals
33:58 - Why Some Artists Quit And Others Dont
47:08 - Why I Threw Away The First Draft Of My Book
1:01:03 - If I Had To Start A Production Company Again This Is What I Would Do Different
1:14:04 - I Spent 5 Years Trying To Find Someone To Invest In My Movie
1:24:32 - Why More Filmmakers Are Choosing Tubi Over Netflix
1:40:17 - Every Producer Should Know These 2 Things About Making Movies
Ramon Swift Sloan is the founder of Swift Motion Pictures; a movie director, producer and writer. The Milwaukee native started his career in entertainment as a book author and publisher. he released his first novel Motivation- Mastering the Game in 2010 His breakout novel is now depicted in the film series Circumstances - which was executive produced by the author himself under Swift Motion Pictures, a venture that derived from a passion for the arts through his schooling of Television & Video Production at Milwaukee Area Technical College. His work in television includes that of cameraman and floor director for Milwaukee Public Television (MPTV) programs : Black Nouveau and Cooking Raw. His entrepreneurial work both as an author and movie producer have been featured in The Source Magazine, Sheen Magazine, Hip Hop Weekly, Cali Post, Don Diva Magazine, and more. Hes also appeared on Tv Ones talk show Sister Circle TV, This Is 50, Fox 6 news , and has been interviewed by countless journalist including the likes of Raro Lae, Margo Spanns CoCoa Hollywood Live, Kierra M of Dash Radio, and more. Sloan is working on several film projects in various production phases.
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THE ANATOMY OF STORY: 22 Steps To Becoming A Master Storyteller
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THE ART OF DRAMATIC WRITING - Lajos Egri
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THE WAR OF ART: Break Through the Blocks
and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
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BLACKMAGIC Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K - https://amzn.to/4gDU0s9
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Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rG
Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k
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![If You Want To Write A Great Story This Is What Matters - John Vorhaus [FULL INTERVIEW]
Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd
0:00 - Wise People Realize There Is No Such Thing As One True Passion
12:19 - Why It Can Be A Struggle To Find Your Purpose
25:00 - How To Know You Are On The Right Path In Life
38:41 - Why Artists Strive To Be Perfect
47:09 - The Only Thing That Matters When You Are Writing A Story
1:00:10 - Why Youre Not Making Progress As A Writer... And What To Do About It
1:17:34 - 5 Stages Of Writing A Book
1:34:22 - How To Know You Have A Book Idea Worth Writing
1:48:59 - Ive Written 30 Books... Heres Advice On Selling Them
2:01:33 - How Will Your Art Outlive You?
2:43:02 - If You Want To Write A Great Story This Is What You Should Know
2:55:10 - Writing Meaningless Themes? Youre Doing It Wrong
John Vorhaus is best known for his comedy-writing classic, The Comic Toolbox: How to be Funny Even if You’re Not. He has taught and trained writers in 37 countries on five continents at last count, and created TV shows of his own in Nicaragua, Romania and elsewhere. His writing credits include dozens of teleplays and screenplays, plus seven novels and some two dozen works of non-fiction. His latest book is the little book of STANDUP. Vorhaus is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and a member of the Writers Guild of America. He lives in Southern California and secretly controls the world from www.johnvorhaus.com.
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Ive Sold A Dozen Screenplays... Heres What Ive Learned - https://youtu.be/EmXQk_UR2lE
The Story Solution - 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take - https://youtu.be/IdhJ3UGcm_Y
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THE NUTSHELL TECHNIQUE: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting https://amzn.to/2X3Vx5F
THE STORY SOLUTION: 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take
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SAVE THE CAT! The Last Book on Screenwriting Youll Ever Need
https://amzn.to/3dNg2HQ
THE ANATOMY OF STORY: 22 Steps To Becoming A Master Storyteller
http://amzn.to/2h6W3va
THE ART OF DRAMATIC WRITING - Lajos Egri
https://amzn.to/3jh3b5f
THE WAR OF ART: Break Through the Blocks
and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
http://amzn.to/1KeW9ob
►FILMMAKER STARTER KIT
BLACKMAGIC Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K - https://amzn.to/4gDU0s9
ZOOM H4essential 4-Track Handy Recorder - https://amzn.to/3TIon6X
SENNHEISER Professional Shotgun Microphone - https://amzn.to/3TEnLiE
NEEWER CB300B 320W LED Video Light - https://amzn.to/3XEMK6F
NEEWER 160 LED CN-160 Dimmable Ultra High Power - https://amzn.to/3XX57VK
►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra
►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9
►Stuff we use:
LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq
AUDIO
Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rG
Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k
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