Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting |  | Author: Robert Mckee
Publisher: It Books
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 480
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Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.5
ISBN: 0060391685
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.23
EAN: 9780060391683
ASIN: 0060391685
Publication Date: December 17, 1997
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Writing for the screen is quirky business. A writer must labor meticulously over his or her prose, yet very little of that prose is ever heard by filmgoers. The few words that do reach the audience, in the form of the characters' dialogue, are, according to Robert McKee, best left to last in the writing process. ("As Alfred Hitchcock once remarked, 'When the screenplay has been written and the dialogue has been added, we're ready to shoot.' ") In Story, McKee puts into book form what he has been teaching screenwriters for years in his seminar on story structure, which is considered by many to be a prerequisite to the film biz. (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. This book is not for them. McKee is passionate about the art of screenwriting. "No one needs yet another recipe book on how to reheat Hollywood leftovers," he writes. "We need a rediscovery of the underlying tenets of our art, the guiding principles that liberate talent." Story is a true path to just such a rediscovery. In it, McKee offers so much sound advice, drawing from sources as wide ranging as Aristotle and Casablanca, Stanislavski and Chinatown, that it is impossible not to come away feeling immeasurably better equipped to write a screenplay and infinitely more inspired to write a brilliant one.--Jane Steinberg
Product Description
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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 An Author's Essential November 16, 2009
Rachel Berry (Virginia, USA)
I understand why McKee is a king in the literary world. His direction, ideas and instructions are priceless to anyone soaked by the writing of words. It's a book that must be on the desk of anyone sincere about their writing craft. When I learned that best selling author Eric Jerome Dickey bought this book, I had to have it and knew whatever the price it had to be worth it. It was and still is a tool I will continue to re-read and implement into my writing. I can't wait to attend one of McKee's live seminars.
Author & Poet Rachel Berry
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Elitest Snob! October 24, 2009
JFGrissom (San Diego, CA. USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I first started to read/listen to this (I own both the book and audio book).
I thought what a creative writing snob! In the beginning he basically tells you that if you're not going to study your craft you're an idiot. But by purchasing the book you have already proven you will study it so why the heck would he bring that up???
Well, as you read on you see very clearly that he can back up any bravado that spews from his lips... McKee is obviously a demigod of creative writing and to be perfectly honest... he has EVERY RIGHT to be a creative writing snob... hehe.
The insights he brings to the table about story and how it is crafted has completely altered the way I see every piece of media that ends up in my DVD player, on the big screen, in audio, or in the written word.
What a remarkable book... (I think the audio hits home more cleanly but the book is something else.)
If you LOVE story or just think it might be interesting this book will open your eyes to the power of words...
A spectacle to view, this book will inspire, offend, and completely deconstruct the power of stories with a kind of wisdom that can be found on a rare occasion.
If you write and haven't read this... I would argue your writing could be better... A LOT better, even if it is incredible now.
In few words... September 10, 2009
Vincent Deporter (New York)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
All I can say is that THIS is the book I'll take with me on a desert Island.
If you are a writer, this Book should be with you all the time. Amazing.
Very Very Damn Good July 7, 2009
Paul Symes (London)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There are some very good books of this type available and this is one of them. I would also recommend The Art of Dramatic Writing and Hero with a Thousand Faces.
Best Book For Story Theory Ideas June 26, 2009
Daniel
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Very deep book with lots of insight into storytelling. Many other books are based on this one it seems at least in parts. Thanks for writing it!
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