Robert McKee's Story Seminar - Story Design

McKee discusses the possibilities of a screenplay's story design.

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[Mambisa50]

"Story" is the best book I've ever read on screenwriting.

[zeena79]

It is quite a complex read. Not finished it yet but I seem to have wasted my time on a Masters Degree compared to this book. good luck with the novel. London here I come!

[ranshviro]

on November 2, 2006 McKee was quoted as saying in front of a Tel Aviv audience that Israelis have a rough sense of humor, completely different from the known worldwide Jewish one, since Israelis are living in a harsh reality which leads them to lose their sense of humor.

[NeoTRP]

Thanks for the advice.

[Tones4me1]

@NeoTRP I don't know Snyder. Field is easier to read but McKee goes into greater detail. I say read all of them, until the time comes that you need none of them. Then stop reading and start writing. Because at the end of the day only your writing style matters. Know what gift you have to share. Some people are very technical but can't write in a way that makes you care about the people. Others have great characters but the dialogs don't ring true. You need all of the elements to be complete

[NeoTRP]

You have a point there, I guess. We DO need people like McKee and Field because writers are busy writing, I am thinking of buying McKee's book--but each time I read the reviews, people keep saying that it's chore to get through because of his prolix style? Would you reccomend the book? Who is better, Syd Field or Robert McKee? And what do you think about Blake Snyder?

[Tones4me1]

@NeoTRP Exactly. It doesn't mean a person doesn't know how to do something, it just means they are better at teaching others. Plus, they are willing to make money in a different way. He keeps busy with seminars and books and when I was in his class he had the backing of one of the big studios, which was nice. As a writer you have to write, then shop it around and hope someone sees the value of your story. If not...it's just a pile of paper and won't pay the rent.

[Tones4me1]

@NeoTRP So call up your favorite writer and tell him you are coming over for a lesson in writing...

[Tones4me1]

@villeppi Because when the class is over Robert holds a question & answer session and won't tell you what to write but walks you through the reasoning of what you are writing. I've been in his class and learned as much about writing from the questions the other writers asked and the answers he gave as I did from the class.

[Tones4me1]

@NeoTRP For the same reason that schools are full of teachers...they prefer to teach than to do. And you are only seeing him show the technical side of writing here. The question & answer portion of the class is worth every dime you spend. He won't tell you what to write but he shows you an aspect of why it either works or does not work. Writers get stuck all the time and they need help.