If you're writing 30 minute sitcom or comedy drama scripts, you'll want to get the structure right. Here's an hour-long video in which Chris Head uses clips and script excerpts to look at the three act structure often seen in TV comedy.
Co-creator, writer, star and producer Adjani Salmon talks to BCG Pro about the making of his 2016 web series, Dreaming Whilst Black, and its journey through pilot to fully-fledged BBC Three comedy in 2023.
We look at the process of going through a script, livening up the dialogue, cutting and moving bits of action around, and generally improving and streamlining the episode.
As you work on your sitcom script, be it for television or radio, it will go through a number of drafts. We thought it might be helpful, therefore, to talk you through each stage of the drafting process.
Story generation, structure and dialogue are amongst the topics we touch upon in this article about making sure your script is in the best possible shape.
