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Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
 
 

Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting [Kindle Edition]

Robert McKee
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Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. Quincy Jones, Diane Keaton, Gloria Steinem, Julia Roberts, John Cleese and David Bowie are just a few of his celebrity alumni. Writers, producers, development executives and agents all flock to his lecture series, praising it as a mesmerizing and intense learning experience.

In Story, McKee expands on the concepts he teaches in his $450 seminars (considered a must by industry insiders), providing readers with the most comprehensive, integrated explanation of the craft of writing for the screen. No one better understands how all the elements of a screenplay fit together, and no one is better qualified to explain the "magic" of story construction and the relationship between structure and character than Robert McKee.

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A guide to the art of screenwriting explains how to develop a storyline, refine a work in progress, and do other key aspects of creating works for film.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
McKee analyses not just movie plots but the principles of dynamic storytelling, dramatising his general points with perceptive commentaries on individual scenes and sequences. The audio cassette is greatly condensed from the book, but adds the impact of the author's forceful, atmospheric delivery. Both versions are well worth having.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I do not disagree with the criticism levelled at McKee's book. He is obviously knowledgeable on his subject and may well be an excellent lecturer but his written exposition serves almost to kill creativity and from this viewpoint his book should be avoided. Good story-tellers are not necessarily good technicians and, contrary to what McKee says and while it may (only may) help, it is not necessary to be one. He is too pedantic; creativity needs freedom and what he sets out to do in this book is tantamount to killing it. To any budding author, write your story before reading this script and, better still, search for a summary of classical story structure only. Avoid all that is likely to kill the enthusiasm of your creativity. Anyone desirous of becoming a story-structure analyst (rather than a writer) then read this book.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As a professinal script editor I can honestly say that there's little here to disagree with. He's not wrong when he says that these story structures work in delivering satisfying scripts and if your script isn't a great read it's probably down to the story structure not working. However, it's a fairly torturous read and McKee's style of delivery (here and in his famous lectures) is really hard to listen to. There is little attempt to entertain and one feels utterly preached at. If you can stick with the un-engaging writing and learn the lessons that he's hitting you over the head with, then it's well worth a read.
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STRUCTURE is a selection of events from the characters life stories that is composed into a strategic sequence to arouse specific emotions and to express a specific view of life. &quote;
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A Story Event creates meaningful change in the life situation of a character that is expressed and experienced in terms of a value and ACHIEVED THROUGH CONFLICT. &quote;
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