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* Read * Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee ✓ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting 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. Writers, producers, development executives and agents all flock to his lecture series, praising it as a mesmerizing and intense learning experience. 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 re
| Title | : | Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.62 (510 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060391685 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-16 |
| Language | : | English |
Great for Some; Good for Most (with some caution) C. Maka For me _Story_ by Robert McKee is an incredibly useful book in terms of analyzing stories after the fact. If you read a popular, well-crafted book or view a movie or TV show with those qualities and want to understand how it works, what makes it tick, you would be hard pressed to find a better book, and you should just order this book now -- you're in for a treat.If you're an aspiring writer, _Story_ may be extremely helpful for you (as evidenced by the many glowing reviews here), but it might also be problematic in ways you don. Indispensable must-have "bible" for any story writer/teller- Robert Kall I bought this book at the suggestion of a friend who recently signed a six figure book contract. He told me he's taken McKee's workshop three times. I've made my living as a full time writer for national publications, and now write part time. This book is a world treasure. McKee should get a combination Nobel and Pulitzer-- a Nobel, because he has elucidated a science of story creation. A Pulitzer, because it is a literary work with the potential to influence so many. It not only serves as a tremendous help to the story teller, . Overcomplicates the Storytelling Process Rob Cornell Overcomplicates the storytelling process. I know a lot of people who swear by McKee. And this tome is interesting. But it is much better suited to those wishing to deconstruct stories from an academic perspective rather than use its advice to create a story.
A writer must labor meticulously over his or her prose, yet very little of that prose is ever heard by filmgoers. "No one needs yet another recipe book on how to reheat Hollywood leftovers," he writes. Writing for the screen is quirky business. (The long list of film and television projects that McKee's students have written, directed, or produced includes Air Force One, The Deer Hunter, E.R., A Fish Called Wanda, Forrest Gump, NYPD Blue, and Sleepless in Seattle.) Legions of writers flock to Hollywood in search of easy money, calculating the best way to get rich quick. ("As Alfred Hitchcock once remarked, 'When the screenplay has been written and the dialogue has been added, we're ready to shoot.' ") In Story
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. Writers, producers, development executives and agents all flock to his lecture series, praising it as a mesmerizing and intense learning experience. 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.. In Story, McKee expands on the concepts he teaches in his $450 seminars (considered a mus
A Fulbright Scholar, this award-winning film and television writer has also served as project and talent development consultant to major production companies such as Tri-Star and Golden Harvest Films. He lives in Los Angeles and Cornwall, England. Robert McKee teaches his 3Story Structure2 class annually to sold out auditoriums in Los Angeles, New York, London and film capital
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