Story - Couverture souple

Mckee, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0413715604 ISBN 13 : 9780413715609

Editeur : Methuen Publishing Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

A comprehensive guide to the essentials of screenwriting and storytelling, using hundreds of films as examples, and taking the writer through all the critical points which allow him or her to create a screenplay which both works and sells.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Methuen Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0413715604
• ISBN 13: 9780413715609
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 480