Robert McKee
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"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...
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"Unlike other popular approaches to screenwriting, Story is about form, not formula. Employing examples from more than one hundred films, McKee imparts a philosophy that reaches beyond rigid rules to identify the more elusive components that distinguish quality stories from the rest of the pack. Beginning with basic definitions (What is a beat? A scene? A scene sequence? An act climax? A film climax?), McKee not only brilliantly unravels the mysteries...
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One of the most successful entrepreneurs in the automotive world, Robert "Bob" McKee writes about his incredible journey in What a Ride: From Boardwalk to Boardroom – A Hustler's Insights into Business and Life. From a youth spent running gaming booths along the Jersey shore to building Autogeek and McKee's 37 into some of the most respected brands in the business, this informative and entertaining book discusses all the triumphs and travails he...