Drama vs. Dialogue
Robert McKee teaches the difference between excessive dialogue and character talk that serves an essential purpose in story.
2021: A Year in Review
Robert breaks down what worked (and didn’t work) in some of the stories he’s seen throughout 2021 on the stage, page and screen.
Do Screenwriters Supply the Film’s Image System?
Robert McKee discusses the process a director might use when implementing image systems, and how ultimately they are embedded in the story by the writer.
Keeping Your Image System Subconscious
Robert teaches the importance of subtlety when creating image systems, and how writers can best judge their own work.
Keeping Your Image System Intact
Robert McKee discusses what writers can do to see their image system fully realized in a completed film.
Does Your Image System Work?
Robert McKee teaches practical ways writers can test whether their image systems are working.