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Robert McKee

Robert McKee, a Fulbright Scholar, is the most sought-after screenwriting lecturer around the globe. He has dedicated the last 40 years to educating and mentoring screenwriters, novelists, playwrights, poets, documentary makers, producers, and directors internationally. Those who have learned from McKee have called him “the Aristotle of our time” because of his insight into the substance, structure, style, and principles of the grand art of story.

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How Complex Should a Crime Story Protagonist Be? | Robert McKee Answers

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Creating Meaning through Story Design | Robert McKee Answers

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Reaching the Negation of the Negation on Television | Robert McKee Answers

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How Do Story Principles Apply to TV Writing? | Robert McKee Answers

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Is Your Premise Worth Pursuing? | Robert McKee Answers

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What to Keep and What to Cut | Robert McKee Answers

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Character Traits vs. Contradictions | Robert McKee Answers

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What's the Most Important Aspect of the Craft to Master? | Robert McKee Answers

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What's the Difference Between Scenes and Camera Angles? | Robert McKee Answers

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Creating Character Choices | Robert McKee Answers

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Can You Break Story Principles? | Robert McKee Answers

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Why Does Your Story Need a Controlling Idea? | Robert McKee Answers

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Taking Comedic Characters to the Limit | Robert McKee Answers

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Does the Audience Need to Know a Character's Motivations? | Robert McKee Answers

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Can a Single Scene Turn Multiple Plots? | Robert McKee Answers

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Writing Exposition for Television Pilots | Robert McKee Answers

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What Do You Do If Your Writing Veers Away From Your Inspiration? | Robert McKee Answers

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At What Stage Should You Rewrite? | Robert McKee Answers

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Truth and Myth in Story | Robert McKee Answers

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Writing with Passion | Robert McKee Answers

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Arousing Concern for Your Protagonist | Robert McKee Answers

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Truth and Idealism in Story | Robert McKee Answers

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Why Should Writers Express Meaning Through Story? | Robert McKee Answers

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Finding Your Voice | Robert McKee Answers

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Creativity vs. Innovation | Robert McKee Answers

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Reversing Your Story's Genre | Robert McKee Answers

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Why Is Quality Writing So Rare? | Robert McKee Answers

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Do You Have to Write Out All Your Drafts? | Robert McKee Answers

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Creating Empathy for Secondary Characters | Robert McKee Answers

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Drama vs. Dialogue | Robert McKee Answers

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How To Use Story Form To Express Your Worldview | Robert McKee Answers

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Do Screenwriters Supply a Film's Image System? | Robert McKee Answers

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Keeping Your Image System Subconscious | Robert McKee Answers

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IMAGERY IN FICTION | Robert McKee's New Webinar Series

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Shared 3 years ago

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Keeping Your Image System Intact | Robert McKee Answers

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Does Your Image System Work? | Robert McKee Answers

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Common Mistakes in Horror Writing | Robert McKee Answers

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Creating Character Arcs in Horror Stories | Robert McKee Answers

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HORROR | Robert McKee's New Webinar Series

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Creating Meaning from Clichés | Robert McKee Answers

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Turning Scenes with Backstory | Robert McKee Answers

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Adapting Dialogue for the Screen | Robert McKee Answers

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DIALOGUE | Robert McKee's New Webinar Series

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Dialogue in Treatments | Robert McKee Answers

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Q&A: How To Write Natural Dialogue

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Q&A: Should Risk Escalate as You Progress Through a Scene?

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Q&A: The Danger of Complex Action Villains

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Q&A: Opening Action Stories with the Mercy Scene

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Q&A: What Makes for a Good Villain?

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Q&A: Does the Spectacle of an Action Film Constitute Its Meaning?

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ACTION | Robert McKee's New Webinar Series

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Shared 3 years ago

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Q&A: What Is Aesthetic Emotion?

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Q&A: Character Arcs in Action Stories

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Q&A: Writing Characters From Different Demographics

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Q&A: Do Thriller Villains Need To Be Psychopaths?

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Q&A: What Distinguishes Crime Thrillers from Horror?

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Crime Story Conventions | Robert McKee Answers

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Refining Your Major Dramatic Question | Robert McKee Answers

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Q&A: Should Payoffs in Character-Driven Stories Always Be Emotional?

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Q&A: Can Clichés Ever Be Useful?

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