An article on Industrial Scripts offers advice for writing parody, which isn’t as easy as it sounds. “How do you even approach writing a tricky and difficult-to-define subgenre?” the article begins. “In short, you must try to understand the nuances of parody and the nuances of what you’re parodying before trying to write parody in your screenplay.”
The article defines parody in contrast to pastiche and homage, and provides a brief history of parody in film. It also examines specific kinds of film parody, including send-ups of documentaries, superhero films, and big blockbusters. Finally, it examines the work of Lonely Island and how they write parody.
