McKee Team | McKee Seminars

What Distinguishes Thrillers from Horror?

Robert McKee details the key difference between the Thriller and Horror genres.

Crime Story Conventions

Robert McKee teaches the principles writers need to consider when beginning a crime story, and just how complex the genre can become when plotting clues.

Refining Your Major Dramatic Question

Robert explains why it’s not unusual for writers to revise and change key elements of their stories during the writing process.

Are Character Payoffs Always Emotional?

Robert teaches how writers must choose wisely when deciding whether to make payoffs expositional, emotional, or both.

Can Clichés Ever Be Useful?

Robert McKee explains how skilled writers can draw upon a deep knowledge of storytelling tradition in order to create a unique tale.

Creating Intrigue Through Character Backstory

Robert McKee teaches how the revelation of secrets can be used to drive your story towards a powerful climax.

Does Your Antagonist Risk Upstaging Your Protagonist?

McKee teaches how the relative complexity of characters affects the audience, and the strategies a writer can use to ensure empathy is not pulled away from the protagonist.

Can Conflict Be Left Unresolved?

Robert answers an attendee’s question about whether it is acceptable to leave some of your protagonist’s struggles unresolved at climax.

How Do You Reveal a Character’s Hidden Nature?

Robert answers an attendee’s question about how to reach an understanding of the true nature of a character before revealing it to the audience.

Robert McKee’s “Works/Doesn’t Work” Review IMPOSTERS Created by Paul Adelstein & Adam Brooks It Works. (Spoiler Alert!) I’ve just finished IMPOSTERS (2017-2018), Bravo’s two-season crimedy. The series works. It satirizes con artists and...