How to Write A Screenplay – 20 Lessons from Star Trek
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LESSON #13 – Humor Through Characters and Situations
How do you know something is funny? Every time you think about it it makes you laugh again.
As a writer you get to determine the sense of humor for each chara: funny, playful, sarcastic, etc. We see this humor in Dr. McCoy’s character.
Humor isn’t an afterthought you try and squeeze into your script. It is something that will develop out of your characters’ sense of humor. Here’s where you step outside of yourself for inspiration and look to those you surround yourself with – friends, family, interesting people you meet, etc. Your characters will have a sense of humor that is not like yours. They will say something funny that makes you laugh and you know that’s not something you’d say or think of. It’s pretty interesting to see your characters take off like this.
