Yes, You Can Still Do This... and Audiences Need You to!

Published: Aug. 30, 2022, 8 a.m.

b'Unfortunately it seems that many filmmakers are holding back from making comedy films. Comedy is a necessary genre and thankfully we still have some filmmakers who are producing hilarious films that meet audience needs. John Hamburg, from Meet the Parents and Zoolander, shares his process for creating great comedies.\\xa0\\nIn this episode, we talk about\\u2026\\n\\n\\n\\nMe Time, John\\u2019s latest film that is now available on Netflix\\n\\nJohn\\u2019s opinion on why there are less comedies on the big screen\\n\\nFinding out what needs improvement by the feedback given in test screenings\\n\\nJohn\\u2019s experience writing for Meet the Parents and Zoolander\\n\\n\\nPlot based comedies versus joke based comedies and which strategy John implements in his films\\n\\nWhy John never directs actors to \\u201cbe funny\\u201d\\n\\nThe first step to writing a comedy film - Developing a character\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\nFind No Film School everywhere:\\nOn the Web\\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\\n\\xa0\\nFacebook\\xa0\\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\\n\\xa0\\nTwitter\\xa0\\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\\n\\xa0\\nYouTube\\xa0\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\\xa0\\nInstagram\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\\n\\xa0\\nGet your questions answered on the podcast by emailing editor@nofilmschool.com!\\n\\nVist https://nordvpn.com/nofilmschool\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'