ROBERT MCKEE - STORY

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Recorded28 May 2017

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LIFE ACCELERATOR ENROLMENT CLOSES TODAY https://londonreal.tv/life Robert McKee is a creative writing instructor who is widely known for his popular "Story Seminar", which he developed when he was a professor at the University of Southern California. McKee is the author of a "screenwriters' bible" called Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting. Online, McKee has a blog and a writers' resource website called "Storylogue". WATCH THIS EPISODE FOR FREE: https://londonreal.tv/robert-mckee-story/ Chapters: 00:00 Trailer. 02:17 Brian's thoughts on the episode. 05:04 Brian's introduction. 05:59 A love affair with London since the 1960s. 09:55 The need for good roles for fine actors. 16:30 New era of the long form story. 20:44 Moral conflict is a compelling fascination. 22:51 How the reader or viewer may empathise with a particular character. 27:33 Story is character and character is story. 30:41 Story is a metaphor for life and equipment for living. 35:16 Trump is a bullshitter. 37:26 Why Robert chooses to write encompassing the mediums of page, stage and screen. 40:43 The challenges for emerging authors, screen and play writers. 44:51 What Stanislavski meant by 'The art of themselves or themselves and the art.' 49:51 The misconception of Holywood. 51:32 What people are looking for in attending Robert's 3 day teaching marathon seminar. 57:41 Does the creative personality need nurturing or to be given realistic truths? 1:00:41 How writers can help humanity in today's confusing world. 1:04:20 What motivates Robert's pace of work. 1:10:35 How close was Brian Cox' portrayal of Robin in Adaption? 1:13:37 The new TV and Web series that excite Robert and give hope for the future of writing. 1:21:33 Robert's words of advice from his experience. 1:22:47 Brian's summing up.

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