Story
Subtitle: substance, structure, style and the principles of screenwriting
By: Robert McKee.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: ReganBooks
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 466
ISBN-13: 9780060391683
Subjects: Motion picture authorship; Motion picture plays -- Technique
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-422) and index.
Filmography: p.423-455.
Table of contents: title: Notes on the text; title: Part one : The writer and the art of story.; title: Introduction; title: The story problem; title: Part two : The elements of story.; title: The structure spectrum; title: Structure and setting; title: Structure and genre; title: Structure and character; title: Structure and meaning; title: Part three : The principles of story design.; title: The substance of story; title: The inciting incident; title: Act design; title: Scene design; title: Scene analysis; title: Composition; title: Crisis, climax, resolution; title: Part four : The writer at work.; title: The principle of antagonism; title: Exposition; title: Problems and solutions; title: Character; title: The text; title: A writer's method; title: Fade out; title: Suggested readings; title: Filmography