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Michael Jamin: The Hollywood Sitcom Writer | How I Write
2025/5/14
How I Write
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Michael Jamin
Michael Jamin: 作为一名情景喜剧编剧，我发现构建引人入胜的角色和引人入胜的故事线至关重要。我始终将幽默视为锦上添花的元素，而非创作的核心。我认为，真正优秀的喜剧源于对人性的深刻理解，以及对生活细微之处的敏锐观察。我努力创造出能够触动观众内心的角色，让他们在欢笑之余，也能感受到真实的情感。
我坚信，喜剧的灵魂在于真实。当角色展现出他们的弱点、矛盾和不完美时，他们才变得真正有趣。我避免创作那些试图取悦观众的角色，而是让他们从自己的角度出发，表达真实的观点。我相信，只有当角色是真实的，他们的行为和语言才能真正引起观众的共鸣。
在创作过程中，我注重故事的深层含义。我不仅仅满足于让角色经历一系列事件，而是努力挖掘事件背后的情感和主题。我希望我的故事能够触动观众的内心，让他们在看完之后，能够有所思考和感悟。我相信，只有当喜剧与戏剧相结合时，才能创造出真正有价值的作品。
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Michael Jamin, a Hollywood sitcom writer with 28 years of experience, shares his insights on comedy writing. He emphasizes the importance of strong characters and deep storylines over punchlines, highlighting the role of strong attitudes and judgment in creating humor. The conversation explores the misconception that humor can be taught and the significance of a writer's natural comedic sensibility.
- Strong attitudes are funny.
- Dumb characters are funny because of their pig-headedness and ignorance.
- Story is more important than jokes; jokes won't save a bad story.
- Good comedy comes from character, not forced attempts at humor.
- Being judgmental is a key element in creating humor, though not necessarily a positive personality trait.
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