Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting

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, and 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 seminars, providing readers with the most comprehensive, integrated explanation of the craft of writing for the screen. The book covers everything from the basic concepts of structure to the classic five—part narrative structure to how to proceed from concept to final manuscript. McKee displays his mastery of such subjects as the audience bond, narrative structure and the most effective writing process.