Story

Structure is Character. Characters are what they do. Story events impact the characters and the characters impact events. Actions and reactions create revelation and insight, opening the door to a meaningful emotional experience for the audience. Story is what elevates a film, a novel, a play, or teleplay, transforming a good work into a great one. Movie-making in particular is a collaborative endeavour - requiring great skill and talent by the entire cast, crew and creative team - but the screenwriter is the only original artist on a film. Everyone else - the actors, directors, cameramen, production designers, editors, special effects wizards and so on - are interpretive artists, trying to bring alive the world, the events and the characters that the writer has invented and created. Robert McKee's STORY is a comprehensive and superbly organized exploration of all elements, from the basics to advanced concepts. It is a practical course, presenting new perspectives on the craft of storytelling, not just for the screenwriter but for the novelist, playwright, journalist and non-fiction writers of all types.

Product details

• Authors: Robert McKee
• Publisher: External catalogues_UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.07.1999
• EAN: 9780413715609
• ISBN: 978-0-413-71560-9
• No. of pages: 466
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 215 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Film Theory & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism, FICTION / Performing Arts / Film, Television & Radio, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general