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Legend Has It... Take 2!
The reschedule has finally happened for TOMORROW May 7th at 12:30pm. Who's going to be there?? We're interviewing the writers and directors of the latest indie film making waves through the festival scene, Legend Has It. This will be a great conversation of how the same comedy elements work in today's age, and how to direct action in comedy. Fun fact: the director is also in stunts and this helped him with directing action.
Legend Has It... Take 2!
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@Ellie Shoja Thank you Ellie!
Hello, I’m new here
During the dawn of self grandiosity. Hi, I’m JB, I really like movies. I have since I was about 8. I wanted to make movies and even went to college for it (probably forgotten most of the technicals by now). Then I talked myself out of it until 3 years ago. I have since written and directed some short films and narrative commercials worked with some seedy filmmakers and some great ones. I am at a point where I want to film a feature, so I began writing a script for a feature, a musical comedy. Knowing now that it needs to hit a broader audience, I arrive at your doorstep for information and direction from a group of people that admire the man that is responsible for my favorite films. (don’t worry, I’m not a fanboy, per se) anywho, my wife and I moved to Wisconsin in 2009 to be closer to family in their aging years. My wife was doing some acting and screenwriting in LA while I was slinging records (not sure what the kids call them now) for Warner Bros. Since then she and I have worked on a number of artistic projects, she started a community theater group and is honing a proof of concept script for a Hallmark Style Rom Com. I am here to be a student and learn all I can. Thank you for allowing me this opportunity.
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@Ellie Shoja seems like a lot of the events on the calendar are locked to “members only”.
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@Ellie Shoja oh no. I hope he feels better. Thank you for the info.
Thoughts on Rule 1?
We would love love love to hear your thoughts on the first rule, Joke on a Joke! I feel like it's a cornerstone of the ZAZ writing style. Did it make sense to you? Do you apply it to your own writing? What other movies follow or violate this rule?
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@Jack Rain are you referencing the Wacky Waiving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tubeman? I think he was invented by Seth Fafenbach of Eagle River, WI.
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Too many jokes at once make it tough to pay attention to and to understand. I am guilty of breaking rule one for sure. Upon reading the ZAZ15, I feel like I violated my no trope rule. The jokes themselves aren’t the main event. Setup, situation, and payoff. I have learned a lot from stand-up comedians I have met (I ask them a ton of questions), and I have enjoyed seeing them work. Recently, I was volunteering at a comics event, and I couldn’t hear the comedian, just the audience, and I could detect the rhythm of their jokes based off of the laughter that I heard. Small laugh, building laugh, payoff, and explosion. (Not official terms; I don’t know them.)
Joke ER Recording is UP
We had another great Joke ER call where we dove deep into @Jamie Aronson and @Mazyar Gheiby's scripts. If you missed it, watch the recording here: #(Ep. 4) Why Comedies Need Character Transformation. If you were on the call, what was your biggest takeaway?
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awesome! Excited to join in.
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Wisconsin-based filmmaker, producer and digital marketer blending storytelling, performance, and creativity in independent cinema.

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