Story: Substenance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
| Book | Story: Substenance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| This Edition Published | 2014 |
| Author | Robert McKee (2) |
| Cover photo | Andy Kingsbury |
| Author photo/portrait | Lisa Ann Wyman |
| Publisher | Methuen |
| First Published by | Regan Books, Methuen |
| Copyright Holder | Robert McKee (2) |
| Printed and Bound by | Clays Ltd, Elcograf S.p.A. |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | United Kingdom, York |
| This Edition Published | 2014 |
| Copyright | 1998 |
| Pages / Font | 466 pages |
| ISBN 13 | 978-0-413-71560-9 |
| Barcode | 9 780413 715609 |
| Price | £33.95 |
| Impression/Printing No. | 34 |
| Chapters | Acknowledgements
Notes on the Text
PART 1: THE WRITER AND THE ART OF STORY
Introduction
1. The Story Problem
PART 2: THE ELEMENTS OF STORY
2. The Structure Spectrum
3. Structure and Setting
4. Structure and Genre
5. Structure and Character
6. Structure and Meaning
PART 3: THE PRINCIPLES OF STORY DESIGN
7. The Substance of Story
8. The Inciting Incident
9. Act Design
10. Scene Design
11. Scene Analysis
12. Composition
13. Crisis, Climax, Resolution
PART 4: THE WRITER AT WORK
14. The Principle of Antagonism
15. Exposition
16. Problems and Solutions
17. Character
18. The Text
19. A Writer's Method
Fade Out
Suggested Readings
Filmography
Index Acknowledgements
Notes on the Text
PART 1: THE WRITER AND THE ART OF STORY
Introduction
1. The Story Problem
PART 2: THE ELEMENTS OF STORY
2. The Structure Spectrum
3. Structure and Setting
4. Structure and Genre
5. Structure and Character
6. Structure and Meaning
PART 3: THE PRINCIPLES OF STORY DESIGN
7. The Substance of Story
8. The Inciting Incident
9. Act Design
10. Scene Design
11. Scene Analysis
12. Composition
13. Crisis, Climax, Resolution
PART 4: THE WRITER AT WORK
14. The Principle of Antagonism
15. Exposition
16. Problems and Solutions
17. Character
18. The Text
19. A Writer's Method
Fade Out
Suggested Readings
Filmography
Index Show all ▾ |
| Notes | First published in the USA by Regan Books First published in the United Kingdom in 1998 by Methuen Printed and bound in Great Britain |