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

Story: Substance, Structure Style and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee • Hardcover • HarperCollins • 466 Pages Condition: Excellent / No Dust-jacket —————————————————————— 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 and David Bowie are just a few of his celebrity alumni. 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 (considered a must by industry insiders), providing readers with the most comprehensive, integrated explanation of the craft of writing for the screen. No one better understands how all the elements of a screenplay fit together, and no one is better qualified to explain the "magic" of story construction and the relationship between structure and character than Robert McKee. —————— REVIEWS "... stimulating, innovative, refreshingly practical." -- -- Lawrence Kasdan, Director "...the best guide on writing you can find." -- Laurence Chollet, The Record, Northern New Jersey "In difficult periods of writing, I often turn to Robert McKee's wonderful book for guidance" -- -- Dominick Dunne, Novelist "McKee is the Stanislavski of writing." -- -- Dennis Dugan, Writer, NYPD Blue