Name: Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen
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Author: McKee, Robert
ISBN: 9781455591916

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Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen

Type

Physical Book

Author

Robert McKee

Publisher

Twelve

Language

English

Pages

336

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.1 x 15.2 x 3.0 cm

Weight

0.52 kg.

ISBN13

9781455591916

Synopsis "Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen"

The long-awaited follow-up to the perennially bestselling writers' guide Story, from the most sought-after expert in the art of storytelling. Robert McKee's popular writing workshops have earned him an international reputation. The list of alumni with Oscars runs off the page. The cornerstone of his program is his singular book, Story, which has defined how we talk about the art of story creation. Now, in Dialogue, McKee offers the same in-depth analysis for how characters speak on the screen, on the stage, and on the page in believable and engaging ways. From Macbeth to Breaking Bad, McKee deconstructs key scenes to illustrate the strategies and techniques of dialogue. Dialogue applies a framework of incisive thinking to instruct the prospective writer on how to craft artful, impactful speech. Famous McKee alumni include Peter Jackson, Jane Campion, Geoffrey Rush, Paul Haggis, the writing team for Pixar, and many others.

Robert McKee

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Born in Detroit in 1941. Studied English Literature at the University of Michigan and earned a PhD in Performing Arts. Was a resident artist at the British National Theatre and an actor and director in Broadway plays. In 1979, he moved to Los Angeles, where he began writing scripts and working for United Artists and NBC as a script reviewer. In 1983, with a Fulbright scholarship, he started a seminar on scriptwriting at the University of Southern California, the starting point of a teaching career that would take him around the world: from Geoffrey Rush to David Bowie, including William Goldman, Julia Roberts, Kirk Douglas, and Jane Campion, a large number of personalities have attended his seminars. He continues to be a consultant for major film and television producers such as 20th Century Fox, Disney, Paramount, and MTV, and even for companies like Microsoft and organizations like NASA. In 1999 his book The Screenplay. Story (1997), a worldwide success published in this same collection, won the Kraszna-Krausz Foundation Award for Best Book on Moving Images in the United Kingdom. He is also the author of The Dialogue (2016) and The Character (2022), both published in this collection. A popular icon, he has been featured in the film The Orchid Thief (2002) and in an episode of The Simpsons.

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