Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting
by Robert McKee
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Author: Robert McKeeEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-11-25
ISBN: 0060391685
Number of pages: 480
Publisher: It Books
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Book Review: "Story" is a must.
Summary: 5 Stars
When I asked my agent to recommend one book he offered Syd Field's. After I read "Story" I told him to stop doing his clients a disservice and give them McKee's book. I am a professional screenwriter, paid and produced. Most of what I have learned has come from my own deconstruction of the films I watch. On the whole I am still not a proponent of screenwriting books but Mr. McKee's book is absolutely fantastic. For those who think it provides a formula, I believe they simply do not understand the way it all works- and I'm not talking about the Hollywood game (for the same people probably don't know how that works yet either), I'm talking about the mechanics of story. This book is not for coffee shop dilletantes who think that to talk about structure is to ruin their own precious ideas, it is for those who have an open mind to being taught. I cannot recommend it with greater enthusiasm.
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