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Why have over 100,000 writers taken
Robert McKee's seminars?
After three decades the legendary lecturer's teachings are sharper and more humorous than ever. McKee shines a light into the hidden corners of humanity and society, then converts these insights into the essential elements of great stories.
His writers have gone on to create
Game of Thrones ,
House of Cards,
Vikings,
The Walking Dead,
Captain Philips,
Wolf of Wall Street,
The Lego Movie
and just about everything made by Pixar.
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Robert McKee on What Makes a Story Uniquely Told |
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In story design, what matters most? Action or reaction?
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Robert McKee:
"In story, as in life, the number of different events that can happen to a human being is limited. You win or lose; you fall in love or out; you suffer injustice or get revenge; you become a better person or worse, you live or you die. The list of actions that might impact a character's life is long... but finite. Reactions, however, are infinite. Ideally, every character is a unique, a one-of-a-kind combination of genes and experience. Therefore, how a particular character reacts to the events of his or her life is unique to him or her. Because reactions are character-specific, their possibilities are endless. More than any other aspect of storytelling, how you handle your characters' reactions spells the difference between originality and cliche, between good writing and great. Fill your story with beautifully told events, then put your energies, imaginings, and improvisations into reactions that are true only for your characters and no one else."
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A Lesson on Character Reactions
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We've given Final Draft's readers a free lesson from Storylogue
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Fall Seminar Registrations Now Open
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Spring 2014 McKee Seminar Alumni Success Stories
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Billy Ray
- Writer
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CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
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Oscar-nominated for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay
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"I don't think I'd be a writer if I hadn't taken the Robert McKee class. My debt to him is huge."
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-Billy Ray |
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Carl Joos
- Writer
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THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN
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Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Language Film
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"I'd like to thank Robert McKee for his mind-opening teaching."
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-Carl Joos |
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Steven Lutvak
- Co-creator, Music & Lyrics
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A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
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Nominated for 10 Tony Awards
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"Robert McKee's STORY Seminar was a complete life changing experience."
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-Steven Lutvak |
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Just a Few of the Successful Television Series
Written, Directed, Produced, or Starred-In By McKee Alumni
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Want to be Robert McKee's Next Success Story?
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©2014 Robert McKee. Two Arts, Inc.
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