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Be personally thanked in an upcoming Film Courage video - https://ko-fi.com/filmcourage Want to see a video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfuH-7mMiPg 0:00 - Unbelievable Secret Behind 99% Of All Comedy 11:00 - This Is The Secret To Defeating Failure 23:26 - How To Make People Love Your Art 32:16 - The Path To A Good Idea Is Through A Bad Idea 49:52 - Difference Between A Great Comedy Idea And A Bad One 58:42 - There Is No Story Unless A Bad Situation Gets Worse 1:06:31 - Anyone Who Writes Comedy Should Know This Lesson 1:26:14 - How To Make Any Idea Funny 1:37:43 - I Hate When Writers Make These 3 Mistakes 1:46:46 - If A Joke Doesn't Work You Probably Made This Mistake 1:56:41 - 3 Things Every Artist Must Realize About AI 2:02:10 - Why The Audience Hates Bad Dialogue 2:11:23 - This Powerful Revelation Changed My Creative Life 2:21:45 - How 15 Minutes Of Work Can Change An Artist's Life BUY THE BOOK - THE COMIC TOOLBOX: How to be Funny Even if You're Not https://amzn.to/3RovsY6 BUY THE BOOK - the little book of SITCOM - https://amzn.to/3Du9VHL John Vorhaus is best known for his comedy-writing classic, The Comic Toolbox: How to be Funny Even if You’re Not. He has taught and trained writers in 37 countries on five continents at last count, and created TV shows of his own in Nicaragua, Romania and elsewhere. His writing credits include dozens of teleplays and screenplays, plus seven novels and some two dozen works of non-fiction. His latest book is the little book of STANDUP. Vorhaus is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and a member of the Writers Guild of America. He lives in Southern California and secretly controls the world from www.johnvorhaus.com. MORE VIDEOS WITH JOHN VORHAUS https://bit.ly/3WSZnJ5 CONNECT WITH JOHN VORHAUS https://johnvorhaus.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0903449 https://www.facebook.com/jvbyjv VIEWERS ALSO WATCHED If A Joke Doesn't Work You Probably Made This Mistake - https://youtu.be/taJ9J39HtNk Great Dialogue vs Bad Dialogue | Here's The Difference - https://youtu.be/qzJxPoK0uuM How To Avoid Writing Bad Dialogue - https://youtu.be/Kk1DR9AN-3E 27 Dialogue Mistakes - https://youtu.be/Ax87nMWhmz0 3 Keys To Writing Great Dialogue - https://youtu.be/07kbITdySJ0 CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE http://www.FilmCourage.com http://twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage https://www.facebook.com/filmcourage https://www.instagram.com/filmcourage http://filmcourage.tumblr.com http://pinterest.com/filmcourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON https://www.patreon.com/filmcourage LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST https://soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com (Affiliates) SAVE $15 ON YOUTUBE TV - LIMITED TIME OFFER https://tv.youtube.com/referral/r0847ysqgrrqgp ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rG Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv *These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel.

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