1.0Austin Film Festivalhttps://austinfilmfestival.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://austinfilmfestival.com/blog/tricks-of-the-trade-crafting-jokes/">Tricks of the Trade: Crafting Jokes for Film and Television</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://austinfilmfestival.com/blog/tricks-of-the-trade-crafting-jokes/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Tricks of the Trade: Crafting Jokes for Film and Television” — Austin Film Festival" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://austinfilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Tricks-of-the-Trade-Newsletter-Header-6.jpg19201080Comedy can be an intimidating—and often ruthless world to navigate. From sketch, to stand-up, to scripted films and TV series, there are countless styles of comedy, and finding the right format for your brand of humor can be tricky business.So what does it take to craft a killer joke? How do you know which ideas to run with, or when you’re ready to take your material to an audience? Our roster of past panelists features the writers behind some of the biggest laughs in film and television, and we’re looking to them for the answers on crafting comedy that lands.