
John Truby is a screenwriting instructor and story consultant. He serves as a story consultant for major studios and production companies worldwide, and has been a script doctor on more than 1,800 movies, sitcoms and television dramas.
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1 How Comedy Works
2 Comedy Premise
3 The 11 Key Story Beats
4 The 9 Best Character Types
5 Boor, Trickster & Traveling Angel
8 Scams, Disguises & Mistaken Identity
7 Setting Up the 4-Point Opposition
6 How to Create the Comic Nightmare
9 The 4 Big Comic Themes
17 Comic Lines & Openings
14 Genres - Farce
10 Genres - Action Comedy
19 Comic Battle & Communion
16 Genres - Satire
11 Genres - Buddy Picture
18 Predicament & Nightmare Sequence
20 10 Keys to Comedy
15 Genres - Black Comedy
12 Genres - Traveling Angel
9 Best Character Types
SS 1
Comedy Scenes & Dialogue
SS 2
The 15 Comedy Story Beats
Setting Up the 4-Point Opposition
How to Create the Comic Nightmare
Myth Comedy Beats
13 Genres - Romantic Comedy
How Comedy Works
Traveling Angel Beats
2 What to Watch Out For
Boor, Trickster & Traveling Angel
Ending the Comedy
Action Comedy Beats
Romantic Comedy Beats
Buddy Picture Beats
1 How Sitcoms Work
SS 18
1 How Action Stories Work
8 Fixing the Hero, Opponent & Plot
Black Comedy Beats
Satire Beats
10 Keys to Comedy
4 The 8 Key Sitcom Characters
2 The 11 Key Symbols of the Psyche Map
1 How to Read the Myth Map
5 Setting Up the Sitcom Predicament
10 Funny Scenes and Funny Lines
Horror 3
8 The Horror Myth
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