Robert McKee’s
STORY
WEBINAR SERIES
30-HOUR MASTERCLASS
LIVE ONLINE: FROM OCTOBER 1 – 31, 2024
ON DEMAND: UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2024
Over the course of five weeks this fall, students from around the globe will join Robert McKee live online for his STORY Webinar Series.Â
Master your craft with “the world’s best known and most respected lecturer of the storytelling arts” (WALL STREET JOURNAL).
Union, Student, and STORY Repeater Discounts Available.
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The Legendary Story Seminar
Are you inspired by an idea for a story, but don’t know how to realize it? Writing is a question of continuous creativity, not a set of formulaic page numbers. Take advantage of one of the best story brains in the business, and let Robert McKee prompt and guide you to your greatest insights yet. Learn how to apply the principles of story design – which have resulted in masterpieces of all kinds – to your own cinematic, theatrical or literary premise.
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ABOUT THE SEMINAR
What Is Your Goal as a Writer?
Given an inspiring premise and the promise of talent, writers often have no trouble starting off in pursuit of a good story. Yet the love of stories, of terrific characters and a world driven by your passion, courage, and creative gifts is not enough. Your goal must be a good story well told.
For the past four decades, Robert McKee has toured the globe with his legendary STORY Seminar, teaching over 100,000 writers how to harness their creativity through a mastery of the craft. This October, McKee brings the seminar directly to you. In 15 online lessons over the course of 5 weeks, Robert will help you lift your talent beyond convention to create stories of distinctive substance, structure, and style.
If you’re a writer and haven’t attended Robert McKee’s STORY Seminar, now is your chance to remedy that. Right now could be one of those defining moments for your professional writing career. Get mentored by the last standing great storytelling teacher of our time and give your passion a spine.
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How it Works
WEBINARS
Learn online with Robert McKee.
The STORY Webinar Series consists of fifteen live writing lectures in which Robert covers all of the content from his legendary seminar. These 2-hour sessions take place at 1:00 PM Eastern Time every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, for the span of five weeks (October 1 – 31, 2024).
“After attending both McKee’s autumn and spring webinars it turns out that I really miss them! Both Robert McKee’s excellent knowledge and wisdom, which is of great help to me and my writing, and also feeling like I am part of a brilliant international writing community just by logging in to Zoom in the evenings from my small living room in the middle of Sweden.”
Elin Olofsson
Live & On Demand
Flexible learning to suit your schedule.
If you can’t join us live, you can catch up at your convenience. Recordings are made available within 24 hours of the conclusion of each event, and can be viewed as many times as you like within the access period. STORY Webinar Series recordings will be available through December 31, 2024.
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Q&A Sessions
Live Q&A following every lesson.
Every webinar concludes with a Q&A session during which Robert answers your questions on the topics covered during the lecture, or on any aspect of the writing craft. Participants can submit their questions during the live session or in advance by email.
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What You’ll Learn
KEY PRINCIPLES COVERED
The grand scope of the STORY Seminar is designed to benefit writers at every stage of their creative journey. You’ll learn everything from the fundamental principles of story design to the finer points of the craft that will set your writing apart.
The Story Problem
The relationship of the writer to herself, to the art, to humanity.
Structure
The beats, scenes, sequences, acts and movements that make up story.
Setting
Genre
Limitations and inspirations, conventions of setting, role, event and value.
Character
The great debate between structure vs. character in story, the basics of character dimensions and cast design.
Meaning
Expressing truth through premise, controlling idea, counter idea.
Substance
Shaping the source of story energy and creation, writing from the inside out.
Design
Progressive complications, set-ups and pay-offs, turning points, and the nature of choice.
Method
A guide to the creative process, and how to turn your inspiration into a final draft.
Analysis
See the practical application of these principles in a scene-by-scene screening and analysis of the classic CASABLANCA.
Story is a Metaphor for Life
The substance of story is not language, but life itself. Every storyteller needs to be something of a philosopher. Robert McKee’s STORY Seminar goes well beyond the essential mechanics of writing. It will elevate your writing from an intellectual exercise to an emotional one, transforming the craft of storytelling into an art form.
The STORY Seminar affords you the opportunity to separate yourself from the herd of writers who will never invest the time to properly master the form and thus will never have the success they truly desire.
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Listen to what attendees are saying…
What Attendees Are Saying
Erica Ferencik
Natasha Phillips
Marlene Simon
Matt Isner
Jane Olander
Friederike Giley
“I had several ‘light bulb moments’ as I took notes, and was able to incorporate his ideas into my work-in-progress immediately. This webinar was well worth the time and money.”
Erin Brescia
Ed Han
“I am thoroughly enjoying these sessions and have learned so much beyond my collegiate studies. Robert has inspired, encouraged, and empowered me with his wonderful teaching.”
Becky Bulebush
“I am really enjoying the seminars and am so glad that I signed up. These webinars are inspiring me to make more effort to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard!) and pursue my ambitions. I must say that I have attended several different writing courses over the years, but none as inspiring as Robert’s.”
Sharon Grey
Rebecca O'Reilly
Barry Eisler
Cheryl Willis
Carol Roscoe
Robert Robertson
John Jurko
Barbara Seyda
Lilly Chen
Varda Tully
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REGISTER FOR THE SEMINAR
Master Your Craft with McKee Online
Whether you’ve been putting it off until you’ve produced a polished first draft, or have yet to put pen to paper, there has never been a better time to benefit from the experience and insight of Robert McKee.
Ready to change the course of your writing career?
$865.00
(Taxes Included)