Sitcom Page 9
How to analyse your script
- Wednesday 11th October 2023
Here we look at the elements you need to consider when analysing a script you've written for a new project.
3 questions to ask yourself when working on a scene
- Friday 29th September 2023
Here are 3 useful questions to ask yourself when you're working on a scene.
3 tips to help you finish your first draft
- Wednesday 27th September 2023
Here are three key pieces of advice that will help you complete the first draft of your sitcom script.
Video: How to structure your 30 minute TV comedy script
- Sunday 17th September 2023
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.
3 ways to make your first page pop
- Wednesday 13th September 2023
Getting the first page of your script right is crucial. Here are some tips.
Crafting Dreaming Whilst Black
- Friday 4th August 2023
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.
Audio comedy tips
- Monday 31st July 2023
We analyse some pointers issued by the BBC in relation to a new initiative trying to develop new radio comedies to transfer to mainstream TV hits.
Punching up a comedy script
- Sunday 18th June 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.
Drafting a sitcom script
- Thursday 8th June 2023
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.
The five stages of sitcom
- Thursday 18th May 2023
We thought it might be useful to run through, in brief, the barebones of the sitcom writing and production process.