{"product_id":"netflix-stage-32-present-how-to-write-comedy-scripts-for-streaming-television","title":"Netflix + Stage 32 Present: How to Write Comedy Scripts for Streaming Television","description":"\u003cp style=\"color: #cdcdcd; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSEE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS BELOW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #cdcdcd; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #cdcdcd; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/admin.stage32.com\/vendor\/moxiemanager\/data\/uploads\/0.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"907\" height=\"112\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #cdcdcd;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #cdcdcd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNetflix and Stage 32 have partnered\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eon an \u003cem\u003eexclusive\u003c\/em\u003e global education series\u003c\/strong\u003e in an effort to democratize the worldwide entertainment industry. Together, over the course of 5 webcasts \u003cstrong\u003eStage 32's world class educators\u003c\/strong\u003e will bring their knowledge of what it takes to write, develop and produce today's television for the Stage 32 and Netflix creator community. These global webcasts have been seen by hundreds of thousands of creatives worldwide with a 100% satisfaction rate!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #cdcdcd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn our third webinar in this exclusive \"Creating Television Content for a Global Marketplace\" series, we are going to talk about how you can effectively write comedy screenplays for streaming television.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #cdcdcd;\"\u003eWe're in an exciting time as we watch more and more comedies cross borders.The ability to bring humor to your storytelling is key to help you bond with a global audience. And, with streamers like Netflix looking for new, exciting, original funny stories from all over the world to produce, you have to put yourself in the best position to make sure your comedy stands out.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #cdcdcd;\"\u003eShows like \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Office\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e have brought us together realizing that we all go through the same mundane work issues. Shows like \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEverybody Loves Raymond\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ehave helped us see that we all experience the same family dynamics and can laugh at them. Do you find humor in everyday things? Or, do you have a creative mind that invents humorous situations? 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He is currently working on a show for Netflix. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #cdcdcd;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eVijal will go into more detail on nuances of comedy, how your pilot will set you up for your season and how to make sure that you are breaking your story correctly to fall in your story lines. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe case studies he's going to go over in the webinar are:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dddddd;\"\u003eBlack-ish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dddddd;\"\u003eThe Middle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dddddd;\"\u003eSeinfeld\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dddddd;\"\u003eSchitt’s Creek\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dddddd;\"\u003eGilligan’s Island\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dddddd;\"\u003eSilicon Valley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dddddd;\"\u003eEverybody Loves Raymond\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dddddd;\"\u003eThe Office\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #dddddd;\"\u003eInsecure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVijal will provide you 5 handouts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eChart of basic TV Comedy Genres with their respective traits\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eHandy Dialog Tips\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eCreating Characters Checklist\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e3 Act Pilot Structure and what each act does\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e3 Act Breakdown of \"Black-ish\" Pilot (simple)\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #cdcdcd;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #cdcdcd;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: You will receive the Zoom link to login by the morning of the webinar. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #cdcdcd;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/tv\/global\/netflix-stage-32-content-program-1235127096\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"http:\/\/admin.stage32.com\/vendor\/moxiemanager\/data\/uploads\/copy_of_inc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"338\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #cdcdcd;\"\u003eIf you are not yet a member of the Stage 32 community, we encourage you to join the community today at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.stage32.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewww.stage32.com\u003c\/a\u003e, it is FREE! 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