Writing an Audiovisual Comedy Script
The Comic Conflict
A course by Gonzalo Ladines , Director and screenwriter
About the video: The Comic Conflict
Overview
“Do you write comedy to get away from conflict? Well, your character can't do it. Therefore, I will explain the three different comic conflicts that exist. ”
In this video lesson Gonzalo Ladines addresses the topic: The Comic Conflict, which is part of the Domestika online course: Writing an Audiovisual Comedy Script. Explore the fundamentals of comedy and the tools for writing a script that tells your story.
Partial transcription of the video
“The comic conflict Do you write comedy to get away from conflict? Well your character can't do it so in this lesson we will investigate in the three comic conflicts that exist. What is the drama of your character? What are you fighting against? According to Vorhaus, there are three types of comic conflicts. In the global conflict, our protagonist fight the world, a social structure or to an institution. In "Jojo Rabbit", our normal protagonist live a world ruled by Nazis, who are portrayed very ridiculously. Kill, kill, kill, kill! Kill, kill, kill, kill! -Kill, kill, kill! -Run Run! Good s...”
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Gonzalo Ladines
A course by Gonzalo Ladines
With a communications degree and a master's in screenwriting, Gonzalo Ladines discovered that his passion for screenwriting lays in comedy. He has written and directed multi-award-winning shorts and his co-founded web series Los Cinéfilos has accumulated over 16 million views.
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.
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