r Mckee Story Contenuti

"Story" è un libro su come si narrano le storie, non solo quelle per il cinema. Leggendo "Story" si acquisiscono consapevolezza e nozioni utili per scrivere racconti o romanzi. Dall'idea di partenza al manoscritto finale, spiega perché lo sceneggiatore non è un artigiano ma un artista. McKee è il maestro degli sceneggiatori di Hollywood. I suoi allievi hanno vinto 59 Oscar e 170 Emmy. …

Robert McKee - Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting

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.)

Revision is a challenge for many writers—especially student writers. In this essential resource, two veteran teachers share the lively and motivating lessons they've created to help students tackle the challenge of revision. …