Dialogue : the art of verbal action for page, stage, screen / Robert McKee.
Publisher: New York : Twelve, 2016Edition: First editionDescription: xviii, 312 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781455591916 (hardcover)
- 809/.926 23
- PN1551 .M46 2016
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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.