http://bencrowder.net/blog/2008/03/safe-and-sound-is-safe-and-sound/ I make stuff. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:45:36 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://bencrowder.net/blog/2008/03/safe-and-sound-is-safe-and-sound/#comment-379 Ben Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:55:38 +0000 http://blankslate.net/blog/2008/03/05/safe-and-sound-is-safe-and-sound/#comment-379 Good points, Charlotte. :) Thanks for commenting! Good points, Charlotte. :) Thanks for commenting!

]]> http://bencrowder.net/blog/2008/03/safe-and-sound-is-safe-and-sound/#comment-378 Charlotte Babb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:34:21 +0000 http://blankslate.net/blog/2008/03/05/safe-and-sound-is-safe-and-sound/#comment-378 Even in serious drama and and realistic fiction you have comic relief. It makes the tension easier to bear, and it is a realistic tactic that real people use in tense dramatic situations. The difference between comedy and humor has to do with the distance from the characters. Comedy tends to be further away, as it's eaiser to laugh at someone than with them. But a bit of lightness makes the dark look even darker. I don't think you need to worry about being pigeon-holed. Comedy is harder to write than serious, realistic fiction. Even in serious drama and and realistic fiction you have comic relief. It makes the tension easier to bear, and it is a realistic tactic that real people use in tense dramatic situations. The difference between comedy and humor has to do with the distance from the characters. Comedy tends to be further away, as it’s eaiser to laugh at someone than with them. But a bit of lightness makes the dark look even darker. I don’t think you need to worry about being pigeon-holed. Comedy is harder to write than serious, realistic fiction.

]]> http://bencrowder.net/blog/2008/03/safe-and-sound-is-safe-and-sound/#comment-377 Top of the Mountains » Safe and sound Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:16:08 +0000 http://blankslate.net/blog/2008/03/05/safe-and-sound-is-safe-and-sound/#comment-377 [...] I’d begin to wonder about production standards and all that ;), and 2) I’m better at humor than drama.) Technorati Tags: New Play [...] [...] I’d begin to wonder about production standards and all that ;), and 2) I’m better at humor than drama.) Technorati Tags: New Play [...]

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