Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Robert McKee
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It's here--- the book everyone’s been waiting for from the acknowledged master storyteller and teacher Robert McKee. His award-winning methods, taught to thousands of students in his popular workshops, have provided real results as students go from his workshops to write, direct or produce outstanding television and feature productions. McKee is not only an accomplished and successful screenwriter with many teleplays to his credit, but also a Ph.D. in cinema arts and a Fulbright scholar. His ability to translate the story process to aspiring writers is the core reason his courses are viewed as indispensable for all theatrical personnel. He shares his deep understanding of characterization, and his clear vision of form, not formula, as the key to his idea of dynamic screenwriting. Using examples from more than 100 films, McKee starts with the basics and unravels the mysteries of standard dramatic structure and atypical structures to expose their limitations and importance. The commentary on theme, setting, atmosphere, character vs. characterization, and his problem/solution insights are worth the price of the book alone. He has rightfully earned the designation as the Stanislavski of writing. A must read!
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