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Summary: Don't listen to this tape while driving, you could zzzzzzzz
Review: I bought this audiotapes because of the comments of other users, but I am really disappointed. Is very boring. It does the opposite of what its title claims. The audio tape has no story, substance, structure. The version I bought has six tapes, but in the first ten minutes of the first tape I begun to feel bored, so, if it were a script I would passed it, but I gave it a chance, so I listened more, more, and the more I listened, the more bored I got. I went to the library to check the print edition, and it was the same. I don't understand why it is so popular. I don't know about the seminar, maybe is great and that is why he is so popular, probably the book came after the seminars, but didn't get the substance.
Hauge or Froug audiotapes are better and full of useful content.
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Summary: Great book for the basics!
Review: McKee gives a heady combination of common sense and tips that only experience can teach. The only "inside" trick he fails to mention is that "reverse-adapting" a novel from your script (much easier to sell to a publisher) puts you on the fast track to getting (nay, DEMANDING) the right to do the first-draft screenplay adaptation. (Which, obviously, you already have ready to go!) For specific tips on adapting your idea into a highly commercial, salable novel, read "Seven Strategies in Every Best-Seller"--which also gives practical insights into creating compelling characters who appeal to an audience and whom A-list actors want to play.
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Summary: kick Syd Field to the curb
Review: This is the ultimate book on the art of screenwriting. Maybe Syd Field knows what he's talking about, but he sure doesn't explain it like McKee. When I finished this book I really felt I had a much deeper understanding of the storymaking process than I ever had before. I feel like I'm well equiped now to finally start that screenplay I've had in my noodle for the past three years. I've just been waiting for the confidence to bring it to the page. McKee has given me that confidence with Story.As he states, he's not going to teach you a formula for great scripts. There's no such thing. He teaches what has been true about stories since the first person carved the first story in a stone tablet. You'll learn the psychological effects that story structure has on the audience and the undeniable truths about how to reach an audience with a really good story. This book touches on every part of the screenplay from plot points to characters, from antiplot to archplot, from beat to act. You'll understand story like you never have before and if you really pay attention, you too may be able to write that academy award winning screenplay you've been dreaming about.
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Summary: Success Story
Review: On the surface, Robert Mckee appears to be one of those slick Hollywood types who trounces across the globe, charging hundreds of dollars a ticket for his seminars and rousing the masses into thinking that yes, they too can sell the next million dollar screenplay. I don't like those types. Fortunately, I suspended my judgement long enough to read Robert Mckee's "Story," and I realized that this guy really seems to know his stuff. Moreover, I got the impression that he was holding nothing back in his attempt to help me, the reader, to write a better screenplay. "I've written Story," Mckee says, "to free you to express an original vision of life." The book goes a long way toward fulfilling this promise. I've read several other screenplay books (Linda Seger, Lew Hunter, Ronald Tobias), and this is the clearest, most complete screenwriting guide that I've found. Unlike many of the others, this one spends the most time answering that most difficult question, "What makes a good story?"--and it answers it in ways that are entertaining and easy to follow. You may be wary of the length (at 400+ pages, it's a hefty tome to lug), but I assure you--the length is a good thing. Mckee uses the space to explain each concept in great detail (the list of films he uses as examples takes up 33 pages at the end of the book), and in many cases this extra explanation makes a big difference. I had more "Ah-ha!" moments of understanding in this book than I've had in all other film books I've read combined.
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Summary: A must for novelist or screenplay writers
Review: I've read over 50 books on fiction writing. Story by Robert Mckee is the best book I've ever read on the subject. If, before buying the book, you have any specific questions on why this book is so helpful you can email me at ...and I'll elaborate.
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Summary: Absolute Must Read for all Writers
Review: Every page of this book is filled with insight into what makes stories tick, work and fly!
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Summary: A Necessity
Review: Robert McKee's knowledge of story is simply unsurpassed. I have read a number of books on writing and screenwriting in particular and this is the one I come back to most often. After reading this book, I'm not only a better writer, but I enjoy writing far more than I did before. I enjoy watching movies far more than I did before. I enjoy the story experience in all its forms (from novel to water cooler gossip) on a level that I had been missing. I've owned this book for years. It sits to the left of my keyboard even now.
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Summary: Inspiring and Educational
Review: One of the most interesting and amazing books I've read, not only in the "movie" business. It's craftly and intelligently written. It teaches you all you need to know about writing an unforgetable and astounding film, not to mention the knowlegde and understanding of human beings you get. I recommend this book to absolutely anyone, it'll make you a wiser and better person.
Thanks Mr. Mckee for this book.
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Summary: Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Sc
Review: This book is amazing! It is simply the best resource for screen writing, if you care about the story, and not just action. He has such a good understanding of story telling, but more importantly has an excellent way of conveying his understanding. I always recommend this book to friends, or anyone, who is thinking about screen writing.
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Summary: Authoritative
Review: Some here have said McKee is arrogant or trying to force his style. I say he speaks with confidence and authority. This book could almost be mistaken for a novel. His writing is so clear and interesting you feel you only need a warm fire and good drink to make for a great night. As an amateur with a good idea for a book/play/film, I struggled on how to write my script. After reading the first couple of chapters, I sat down and wrote more useable words in one evening than I had for several weeks. All instructive material should be written like this book.
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