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

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

Robert McKee

466 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction reference adventurous informative slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

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, ac...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 878 reviews

Moods

informative 97%
inspiring 36%
challenging 23%
reflective 21%
funny 15%
dark 2%
lighthearted 2%
tense 2%

Pace

slow 47%
medium 44%
fast 8%

Average rating

4.19

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...