Choosing the Best Ending for Your Story
Robert McKee discusses the difficulties in choosing an ending for your story, and the principles at work that must inform your decision.
How Do You Fully Dimensionalize a Character?
Robert McKee discusses designing your character’s dimensions with reference to Shakespeare’s OTHELLO.
Love Stories as Subplots in Crime Thrillers
McKee discusses the nature and function of love subplots in Crime Stories and Thrillers, with reference to SEVEN.
How Do You Position Your Audience When Combining Genres?
Robert McKee teaches the key to positioning your audience when combining multiples styles of storytelling, with reference to THE FISHER KING.
Character Arcs in Comedy
Robert McKee teaches the danger of audience empathy for comedic protagonists, and how to avoid it.
Do You Have to Be Angry to Write Comedy?
Robert McKee explains why anger is the root of all great comedy, and why comedians must be wary of getting too comfortable.
The Revelation of Character Dilemma
Robert McKee teaches how to handle character dilemma in relation to exposition and what the audience should know.
The Set-Up in Comedy
Robert McKee teaches the difference between using set-ups in comedy and drama, with reference to Konstantin Stanislavski.
Where Do I Start as a Beginner?
Robert McKee explores a number of different approaches to starting the writing process, how to approach studying, and the importance of learning the principles of story.
Mixing and Merging Genres
Robert McKee teaches the difference between mixing and merging genres, and the importance of a writer’s judgement.
Choosing Your Genre
Robert McKee explains why it’s imperative writers work within a genre they love.
How Does Inner Conflict Relate to the Forces of Antagonism?
Robert McKee teaches how writers should deal with inner conflict when writing for the theater, novels or film.