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|  | Author: Robert Mckee
Publisher: It Books
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Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
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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 The best book on crafting a story February 8, 2008
Hubies Brother (NY State)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
By far the best book about the crafting of stories. McKee provides insights into story development that I haven't found in any other volume on screenwriting. Helped me immensely to be able to recognize viable plot lines, and understand why some stories just don't work. This is not a book for the beginning writer; it doesn't deal with such 101 stuff as script formatting. Rather, it's a higher level text for writers who have some knowledge of the craft. I go back again and again to this book.
If you want a straight forward approach to script writing order now. February 5, 2008
Christopher Andes (NY)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
While most everyone who works in Screenplay is familiar with Syd Field. Robert McKee I have found has a much less wordy and practical approach to understanding writing not only in movies which is the best use for this text but novels as well. Must read for anyone who writes anything.
The world would have far better stories that abused the tried and true archetypes a lot less if people would just read this book.
A bible for screen-writers. January 29, 2008
Woo Kim (Centralia, WA USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Some spots of this text can be long and some subjects can be kind of confusing. But this text is very good in detail about what things good screen writers should do and some things that they shouldn't do when writing screenplays. The fundamentals about writing good solid stories and coming up with ideas to create characters and have empathy for all the characters one creates in their screenplays. This is a must ready for any person that wants to become a screen-writer.
Just a Couple of Points for the People Who Didn't Get It!!! January 23, 2008
William F. Houser (Hannibal, MO)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
There is no need to repeat any of the comments about how truly great this book is, but I do want to say something about the few negative reviews of this book. Namely, that it was written w/ a huge dose of ego, and that it is a hard read. To put it simply, I have read literaly dozens of books on writing, and some certainly were nothing more than an excuse to tell everyone that the author was a writing-god. However, this is not one of those books. I didn't read a bit of ego into McKee's writing, but he does tell what he believes to be the truth of story design. After reading this book, I tend to agree with him. As far as being hard to read and understand, I just don't get this opinion. This book reads as straightforward as any work about the concepts of writing, and actually is easier to understand than many others. STORY is as good as it seems...a must read for writers and directors.
Breathtaking and Inspirational January 16, 2008
Michael Mannske (Minnesota)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Screenwriter Robert McKee is an infectious evangelist on the importance of story in people's lives. His understanding is almost biblical in his perception on how humans are wired (e.g. the stories of the Old Testament, the parables of Jesus). Though primarily written for screenwriters, this tome includes the basic elements and structures every story must possess in order to engage an audience. Gaps and arcs and spines...it's all heady stuff and McKee breathes life into his calling by using real-life movie scripts and breaking his concepts into easy-to-understand building blocks that even a non-English major/electrical engineer like me can find comfort in. This text is indispensable and inspirational and I went back to it constantly during the 18 months it took to write my book. I only wish there was a hundred more pages for more movie scripts.
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