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Trusting your Material
Here’s a clip of david from the most recent q&a at Netflix is a Joke festival in LA. On one of the recent joke ER calls we talked about trusting your material enough that you don’t wink at the audience. Here’s a perfect example of what that looks like in practice. David practicing what he preaches. David never winks or acknowledges that he has even said anything funny. As a result, the jokes land harder and funnier. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYYNxCWPQ7Z/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
What did you like most?
We had another great Naked Comedy call with the writers and director of Legend Has It. We talked about making a short film as a way to raise money for a feature, and what it takes to claim the title “professional writer.” If you were on the call, what was your biggest takeaway? For me, it was the concept David introduced that the director has to be the dumbest guy in the room. Brilliant!
What did you like most?
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@Devin Hannesson I’m not sure… I wrote about it in my book.
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@Devin Hannesson awwww thank you!! The kindle is only $2.99 😃 https://amzn.to/4tBJUxa
One of my fav rules
Rule 8: Knocking down the posts, would love to master that.
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@Jack Rain Well, it depends on your process, I guess... David doesn't do any improvisations on set. So, what's on the page is what's shot. Then in the previews, he'll listen to the laughs to see if the joke lands. If it doesn't, it's often cut. Does that answer your question?
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@Jack Rain great! 😃
FEEDBACK NOTES CRITICS WELCOME
Hi, everyone. I've been working on script called "THE FLOOR IS LAVA" it is a spoof on some volcano/distaster films. I wanted to get your input on this. I'm open to whatever you say. I've been booed off stage numerous times so I can handle it. @Ellie Shoja @David Zucker Let me set this up so you know what's going one. We are almost to ACT 2 on this. Antagonists Bob is a wealthy hotel manager that has hedgefunds invested in this oasis he hired Protaganist Hank to drill on the island and find oil. Earlier they did find oil and were successful. The island has an active volcano and just erupted. The lava is coming in the direction of the hotel, the LAVA is the engine. The goal is to get to safety. Hank recently found out that his men that worked under him drilling oil all died from the lava. At the hotel lobby BOB AND HANK argue. Take it from here. (sidenote I have dyslexia so if you see a sentence incomplete or grammar incorrect that's why) READ THIS STRAIGHT no JERRY LEWIS. PLEASE POINT OUT ANY FLAWS
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Thanks for sharing this @Johnny Osburn. @Mazyar Gheiby @Rob Simone @Giorgio Zingone @Chris Dyer @Jamie Aronson @Jb Thompson @Kai Lin @Katherine Alter @Troy Parker @Russell Dean @Devin Hannesson @Drew Taylor You all consistently attend the calls with David. If you have a few minutes to look through this script and provide notes, it might be a fun exercise. We learn most when we teach. This can be a fun opportunity to put into practice what you've learned by watching David and sharpen your storytelling blades. 😃
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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@Rob Perschley it was a great call. It was yesterday.
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@Devin Hannesson glad you were able to join!! Hope you enjoyed it.
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Celebrity Ghostwriter. Book Coach. 2x TEDx Speaker. I help healers and coaches write books that heal the world.

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