The most important choice, sance, i said, you have to make a genre. And the most important aspect of choosing the genre is what level of conflict is the focus of this story? Or another way of putting that is to ask the question, what changes? So when i'm working with a writer so struggling, they have materials. And in that materialyou have to make choices as to what use,. Tell the story at what level what qualities of conflict. Cant make all these choices.
Robert McKee is an author and screenwriting lecturer. His new book is Character: The Art of Role and Cast Design for Page, Stage, and Screen.”When I'm in conversation with others, I'm always aware—or sensitive, at least—to what they're really thinking and feeling. And writers must have that. They can't possibly create excellent nonfiction or fiction if they're not aware of what is going on inside of other people, really, even subconsciously, while they go about saying whatever they do consciously in the world. Because if you just recorded the surface, if you were just paying attention to the surface, you'd be missing the whole show.”
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Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Regan Books • 1997)
Character: The Art of Role and Cast Design for Page, Stage, and Screen (Twelve • 2021)
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