act breaks 137–8
action 15, 94
Act Two 32, 35, 64–8, 76, 85–6, 101–3, 107, 137–8, 142
agents 26, 90, 154–8
Alive 81
American Pie 37
Anchorman 4, 17, 50, 53, 58, 83, 102–3, 142, 180
animation 149
Ant Bully 76
ass hat 36
assignment scripts 153–4
Basic Drama Rules (BDRs) 99–100
Big Daddy 74, 75–6, 77
Big Idea 62–4
The Big Lebowski (Coen brothers) 18–19
Bridesmaids 73, 178
Bride Wars (Greg DePaul) 21, 54–6, 73, 75–6, 82, 159, 161, 166, 178
Bridget Jones’s Diary 48
Bruce Almighty 69, 70, 73, 75, 181
buddy comedies 92–3
The Campaign 90, 178
characters: and character 49–50; essential natures of 49–50; Fish Outta Water 83–6; funny 47–9; with goals 104–6; inside-out approach to 50–4; morally ambiguous 57; outside-in approach to 54–6; Overly ...
