Writing an Audiovisual Comedy Script
A course by Gonzalo LadinesDirector and screenwriter
A course by Gonzalo Ladines, Director and screenwriter
Explore the fundamentals of comedy and the tools for writing a script that tells your story
Can you imagine a life without laughter? Director and screenwriter Gonzalo Ladines can't either. His films tackle subjects such as friendship, love, and family, always with a good dose of humor. Develop a taste for screenwriting in the best genre out there with a little help from your teacher.
Learn the essentials for writing a comedic audiovisual script for a range of mediums: film, television, online, you name it! Work on the structure, dialogue, and characters for your most comical stories.
What will you learn in this online course?
19 lessons & 12 downloads
What Will We Do In the Course?
2 minutes, 36 seconds
Comedy, Genre, And the Comic Premise
7 minutes, 16 seconds
Subgenres and Tone 1
16 minutes, 19 seconds
Subgenres and Tone 2
7 minutes, 26 seconds
The Topic
10 minutes, 6 seconds
The Comic Conflict
9 minutes, 4 seconds
What's included in this course?
Start by getting to know your teacher, Gonzalo Ladines. He talks about his career, the directors and writers that have inspired him over the years, and most importantly, why comedy must be taken extremely seriously...
What are some of the hallmarks of comedy? What is a comedic premise? Explore these concepts and others such as tone, subject matter, and conflict, and learn how to use them to develop your final project.
Gonzalo teaches you the first steps for putting together the story and exploring how to develop your characters. Give your characters virtues as well as faults, and create that battle between the protagonist's objective and what they really need or is most important.
Once you've decided on the plot, work on dialogue and explore various methods for adding drama like rebellion, underestimation, and exaggeration. Gonzalo shows you some example comedy handbooks and how to apply yours to your projects.
What is this course's project?
Prepare an audiovisual script for the medium of your choice: film, television, web, etc.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone passionate about comedy and storytelling
Requirements and materials
For this course you need a computer with your choice of word processor, a pencil, paper, and a sense of humor!
Reviews
- 2 months ago
Es excelente y muy entretenido, ademas que la metodología es super practica, pedagógica y enganchadora. Me encanta!
- 1 year ago
Lo ví completo en domestika Plus, y por eso lo compré! Es muy bueno!!
- 1 year ago
estupendo estoy enganchado y tomando nota!
- 1 year ago
Es un buen curso, muy entretenido, excelente ejemplos y te va llevando de la mano.
- 2 years ago
Es muy claro y bien explicado. Ofrece herramientas interesantes para guiar la construcción de una idea para una comedia.
In 2015, he wrote and directed his debut comedy feature, Como en el Cine (Just Like in the Movies), which went on to win the Audience Award at the NewFilmmakers LA Film Festival, sponsored by the Hollywood Academy. He also co-wrote Viejos Amigos (Old Friends) and Papá Youtuber, the first Peruvian film sold for international remakes. As well as a director and screenwriter, Gonzalo is an advertising director, teacher, script adviser, and playwright.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- What Will We Do In the Course?
- U2
Comedy, its sub-genres, and the comic premise
- Comedy, Genre, And the Comic Premise
- Subgenres and Tone 1
- Subgenres and Tone 2
- The Topic
- The Comic Conflict
- U3
The Development of the Story and the Comic Characters
- The Logline
- Characters 1 Perspectives, Failures and Humanity
- Characters 2 What Do They Want? What Do They Risk?
- Secondary Characters 1
- Secondary Characters 2
- The Storyline
- U4
Comic Resources
- Dialogues 1
- Dialogues 2
- Comic Resources 1 Rebellion in Comedy and the Opposite
- Comic resources 2: Understatement, Overstatement and Taking It to the Extreme
- What Can I Do With My Comedy Guide?
- FP
Final project
- Writing an Audiovisual Comedy Script
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FAQs
You’ll learn to analyze comedy subgenres, build comedic characters, develop conflicts and humorous dialogue, apply techniques like overstatement and understatement, structure scripts, and craft effective loglines for comedic audiovisual projects.
The course is intermediate level, perfect for those who already have basic knowledge of scriptwriting or audiovisual storytelling and want to specialize in comedy.
Basic knowledge of scriptwriting or audiovisual storytelling is recommended but not required. The course provides accessible concepts and tools for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of comedy.
All you need is a device to access the classes and a word processor like Final Draft or Word to complete the practical writing exercises.
A comedy script’s structure highlights humorous conflict, timing, unexpected twists, and building comedic premises that create absurd or ironic situations.
The course teaches techniques such as overstatement, the rule of three, timing, playing opposites, and exaggeration to craft dialogue that boosts humor and character personality.
Subgenres covered include romantic comedy, screwball, social satire, slapstick, absurd comedy, dramedy, parody, and horror comedy, with practical examples.