| Description |
xiv, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Subject |
Motion picture authorship.
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Motion picture plays -- Technique.
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Action and adventure films.
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| Added Author |
El-Wakil, Bassim, author.
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| ISBN |
9781538726914 (hardcover) |
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