Eight comedic characters. Guide for screenwriters and actors

The secret of a good comedy is not only in a successful plot and jokes, but also in bright, memorable characters. It is they who inhale into what is happening on the screen and take possession of the attention of the viewer. Based on his more than 30 years of experience, director of the casting, screenwriter and teacher of acting, Scott Sedit identified eight typical comedic characters and their main features and examined them comprehensively and in detail. The psychological portraits created by him will help the scriptwriters create multidimensional and funny images, and actors will learn and embody them on samples, classes and the set. The book "eight comedic characters" is used as a textbook in colleges and universities around the world and has become a "Bible" of scriptwriters and producers working in the genre