Funny How: Letters to a Young Comedian

Funny How: Letters to a Young Comedian

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Screenplay advice: Write stuff you can actually shoot
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Screenplay advice: Write stuff you can actually shoot

Key & Peele director: "We were always looking for ways to efficiently shoot sketches so we could free up resources for the big ones."

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Oct 07, 2024
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Totally underrated screenwriting advice: Write stuff you can actually shoot. Like, I'm sure that montage you wrote that features 27 different locations is killer and all, but also: It ain't ever gonna happen.

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