Day 1 In The TV Writers Room - Bruce Ferber

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In this Film Courage video interview, Author, Comedy Writer, Speaker, and Former Home Improvement Showrunner Bruce Ferber on day one of the TV Writer's room, how he approached his show runner position on Home Improvement and how a look on a comedic actor is sometimes more effective than dialogue.
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[@ScoobyandShaggy5554]

Longing for something like this, I want to be in writers room one day

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We hope you get your shot.

[@ScoobyandShaggy5554]

Film Courage thanks

[@strangeglass2512]

Are you??

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Anything that we missed with this video? What would you like more of?

[@lonjohnson5161]

I can't say what you missed because I don't know what I don't know. However, this did venture into two areas I'm woefully lacking: TV and comedy. I would love to see more about what skills I need to be a TV writer and what it takes to become a show runner. I especially would like to know how it is different from being a feature writer and how it is different from TV from the past. Comedy scares me. All of my scripts have humor, but the humor is a seasoning, not the main course. Beyond working with an absurd premise, I haven't a clue how to make consistent good jokes (just ask my kids). I can honestly say that in general, there is so much information on this channel that it is hard to imagine many topics that haven't been touched on.

[@camronchlarson3767]

I would love more on TV writer's rooms and what that's like. especially on how to writers get their start

[@JonasPolsky]

I liked the point about too many jokes that don't support the story. I'd like to see more breaking sitcom stories, pitching in the room, punch up, etc.

[@camronchlarson3767]

@@JonasPolsky I second that 👆

[@stevenbosch429]

If I understand you comedy centers on character and situation. There is s classic bit from the old Jack Benny TV show. Jack is shopping in a supermarket. He comes by an unattended display table for a new brand of cheesecake. There is a sign on top of the display that says “Free.” Jack stops and pauses. The audience starts to laugh knowing jack’s character as the stingiest man on earth. And the laugh builds as Jack’s interpretation of free takes in a slice,!then a cake, then all the cakes on the table, then the table cloth and finally the sign and the laugh has grown to a thunderous.

[@ExistNNature]

Thank you! I'm working on a series now, hoping to get some talent from the #DMV

[@marciurling719]

Excellent interview!

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Thanks Marci!

[@jd099m]

Great info! Thank you so much!

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Thanks for watching Courtney!

[@leroystreetproductions5870]

This is mixing up writing and directing/editing, its up to the director to make the choices on when to show the actors looking and where. This is not on the writer.