Yves Lavandier's
HATS OFF TO THE SCREENWRITERS!

A tribute to the creative people who invent narratives, characters,
fictitious worlds, structures and... meaning.



1. Introducing a character


2. The principle of
dramatic irony

3. Clever preparation

4. Dialogue that shows

5. Serious and comic failure

6. Diffuse dramatic irony

7. Willing protagonist

8. Both stupid and ironic

9. External obstacles of internal origin

10. A subtle first act-second act transition

11. The A-A-A' triad

12. Four types of silent comedy

13. What is at stake?

14. The hidden part of the narrative iceberg

15. The payoff line

16. Two kinds of clowns

17. Touching exploitation

18. Creativity

19. A reverse comic discrepancy