| Description |
xviii, 312 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Part one, The art of dialogue: --1. The full definition of dialogue -- 2. The three functions of dialogue -- 3. Expressivity I: content -- Expressivity II: form -- 5. Expressivity III: technique. Part two, Flaws and fixes: -- 6. Credibility flaws -- 7. Language flaws -- 8. Content flaws -- 9. Design flaws. Part three, Creating dialogue: -- 10. Character-specific dialogue -- 11. Four case studies. Part four, Dialogue design: -- 12. Story/Scene/Dialogue -- 13. Balanced conflict (The Sopranos) -- Comic conflict (Frasier) -- 15. Asymmetric conflict (A raisin in the sun) -- 16. Indirect conflict (The Great Gatsby) -- 17. Reflexive conflict (Fraulein Else ; The museum of innocence) -- 18. Minimal conflict (Lost in translation) -- 19. Mastering the craft |
| Summary |
DIALOGUE is the follow-up title to Robert McKee's hugely successful STORY. Divided into four sections (The Art of Dialogue, Flaws & Fixes, Creating Dialogue & Dialogue Design) Dialogue teaches how to craft effective speeches for characters. McKee uses scenes from classic films and television programmes such as Sideways, Casablanca, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad and Frasier to demonstrate how dialogue is constructed and develops and covers the range of dialogue used on page, stage and screen. Readers and students are shown how to ensure dialogue holds the reader's or audience's attention, how to 'time' dialogue and how to retain motivation and to provide productive information within dialogue. The skills outlined allow writers in all spheres to create effective and functional speech. McKee dispels a few myths and shows writers how to eradicate bad habits, use emotion correctly and to avoid 'empty' dialogue which leads a character and a story into the equivalent of a writing 'cul-de-sac'. An insightful work from an author whose guidance can enhance a writer's style and achievements |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Drama -- Technique.
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Authorship -- Fiction
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Motion picture authorship.
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Television plays -- Technique.
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Playwriting.
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Dialogue.
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Dialogue. -- Study and teaching.
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Fiction -- Authorship.
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Fiction -- Technique.
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| ISBN |
9780413777959 |
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