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Action : The Art of Excitement for Screen, Page, and Game
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Action : The Art of Excitement for Screen, Page, and Game

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ISBN-10 1538726912
ISBN-13 9781538726914
Publisher Not Stated
Imprint Twelve
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Jan 1st, 1900
Ksh 4,150.00
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From the master of Story, Dialogue, and Character, ACTION offers writers the keys to propulsive storytelling.

ACTION explorestheways that a modern-day writer can successfully tell an action story that not only stands apart, but wins the war oncliches. Teaming up with the former co-host ofThe 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,andAvengers: Endgame.

From the master of Story, Dialogue, and Character, ACTION offers writers the keys to propulsive storytelling.  

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 SagaDark KnightThe Matrix, and Avengers: Endgame.


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