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Author McKee, Robert, 1941- author.

Title Dialogue : the art of verbal action for page, stage, screen / Robert McKee.

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. New York : Twelve, 2016.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1730558~S1
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 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  809.926 MCK    AVAILABLE
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Description xviii, 312 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Preface: In Praise of Dialogue -- Introduction -- The Art of Dialogue. The full definition of dialogue -- The functions of dialogue -- Expressivity I: content -- Expressivity II: form -- Expressivity III: technique -- Flaws and fixes. Introduction: six dialogue tasks -- Credibility flaws -- Language flaws -- Content flaws -- Conclusion: the paraphrasing trap -- Creating dialogue. Character-specific dialogue -- Introduction to seven case studies -- Mastering the craft.
Subject Dialogue.
Playwriting.
Fiction -- Technique.
Motion picture authorship.
Television plays -- Technique.
ISBN 9781455591916 (hardcover)
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