![]() ![]() That other language-user and guru, Johnny Carson, once advised "It's funnier to say things funny than to say funny things". The society in which he worked and lives was so fundamentally different from ours that comparisons cannot really be made with what Aristotle thought, but rather how we believe that we understand the meaning and content of these texts, as most scholars dealing with the history of ideas will tell you. Not everyone can be a scriptwriter unfortunately.That McKee finds himself "The Aristotle of Our Time" is just indicating the level of understanding of what Aristotle was. For a talented person alone on the ocean of creative fear he might appear as a savior, but what he teaches might lessen the possibilities that always lies hidden or dormant in a potential dramatic proposal. McKee is no fool, but really is no help unless you already has what it takes to be a scriptwriter. The idea is that it is artistically weak to use tools of analysis as tools of creation as Eisenstein teaches for instance, who emerges as a slightly more important figure in the field of drama than Mr. In the twenties when dramaturgy started to become a subject on its own in Central Europe (where it started) there was already in the beginning two different approaches, the Pièce bien fait approach (which mostly is today's melodrama) and an agnostic approach basically used by Brecht (not in the sense of V-effect, but his approach to story - like in "Kleines Organon für das Theater") and many others where the approach follows the what he called "Mach und Dach" - first you do something - then you analyze what you have done and then build from that. (Original review, )Aristotle's observations of drama, is very far from the early dramaturgy as 18th century Lessing for instance. Take it from the pros if you're serious about your writing, this is the audio that will help you to get your story from page to screen. Story elevates the craft of screenwriting to an art form. ![]() ![]() This audio goes well beyond the essential mechanics of screenwriting and is packed with examples from such film classics as "Casablanca" and "Chinatown." Then, scene by sequence by act, he illuminates the principles of story design that take a writer's vision to brilliant realization. McKee's insights cut to the hidden sources of storytelling, the decisive differences between mediocrity and excellence. With Hollywood and publishing companies paying record sums for great stories, and audiences clamoring for originality, McKee's Story gives you the strategies you need to win the war on clichés. Now, Robert McKee's Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting reveals the award-winning methods of the man universally regarded as the world's premier teacher on screenwriting and story. His "Story Seminar" is the world's ultimate seminar for screenwriters, filmmakers, and novelists. For more than 15 years, Robert McKee's students have been taking Hollywood's top honors. ![]()
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