{"product_id":"how-to-develop-your-30-minute-multi-cam-television-series","title":"How To Develop Your 30-Minute Multi-Cam Television Series","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/admin.stage32.com\/vendor\/moxiemanager\/data\/uploads\/stage32top.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"158\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #42C2CB;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearn the fundamentals of how to create a successful multi-cam television series from a seasoned television writer who has worked on FX's IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, Freeform's BABY DADDY, Disney's SYDNEY TO THE MAX, and more!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB;\"\u003ePLUS! You'll receive exclusive handouts to help you on your \u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #42C2CB;\"\u003emulti-cam\u003c\/span\u003e comedy writing journey, including the script for the pilot episodes of FRIENDS, NEW GIRL, CHEERS, IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, BABY DADDY, and SYDNEY TO THE MAX!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #cdcdcd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eMulti-cam comedies are half-hour shows filmed in a studio in front of a live audience with multiple cameras directed toward standing sets, like a living room, that we get used to seeing in every episode. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe multi-cam sitcom has been the mainstay of TV comedy since I LOVE LUCY \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efirst invented it in 1951.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eFrom CHEERS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e SEINFELD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eand FRIENDS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eEVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eBIG BANG THEORY, FULL HOUSE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eand FULLER HOUSE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eso\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003emany of the mega-hit TV shows that we all know and love are multi-camera series. 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