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Action: The Art Of Excitement For Screen, Page, And Game
Twelve
ISBN13:
9781538726914
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From the master of Story, Dialogue, and Character, ACTION offers writers the keys to propulsive storytelling. ACTION explores the ways that a modern-day writer can successfully tell an action story that not only stands apart, but wins the war on clichés. Teaming up with the former co-host of The Story Toolkit, Bassim El-Wakil, legendary story lecturer Robert McKee guides writers to award-winning originality by deconstructing the action genre, illuminating the challenges, and, more importantly, demonstrating how to master the demands of plot with surprising beats of innovation and ingenuity. Topics include: Understanding the Four Core Elements of Action Creating the Action Cast Hook, Hold, Pay Off: Design in Action The Action Macguffin Action Set Pieces The Sixteen Action Subgenres A must-add to the McKee storytelling library, ACTION illustrates the principles of narrative drive with precision and clarity by referencing the most popular action movies of our time including: Die Hard, The Star Wars Saga, Dark Knight, The Matrix, and Avengers: Endgame.
- | Author: Robert McKee|Bassim El-Wakil
- | Publisher: Twelve
- | Publication Date: Sep 06, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 240 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover/Performing Arts
- | ISBN-10: 1538726912
- | ISBN-13: 9781538726914
- Author:
- Robert McKee, Bassim El-Wakil
- Publisher:
- Twelve
- Publication Date:
- Sep 06, 2022
- Number of pages:
- 240 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover/Performing Arts
- ISBN-10:
- 1538726912
- ISBN-13:
- 9781538726914