Dialogue : the art of verbal action for page, stage, screen /
McKee, Robert, 1941-
Dialogue : the art of verbal action for page, stage, screen / Robert McKee. - First edition. - xviii, 312 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781455591916 (hardcover)
2016001679
Dialogue.
Playwriting.
Fiction--Technique.
Motion picture authorship.
Television plays--Technique.
PN1551 / .M46 2016
809/.926
Dialogue : the art of verbal action for page, stage, screen / Robert McKee. - First edition. - xviii, 312 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781455591916 (hardcover)
2016001679
Dialogue.
Playwriting.
Fiction--Technique.
Motion picture authorship.
Television plays--Technique.
PN1551 / .M46 2016
809/.926