From the master of Story, Dialogue, and Character, “Action” offers writers the keys to propulsive storytelling.
“Action” explores the ways that a modern-day writer can successfully tell an action story that not only stands apart, but wins the war on clichés. Teaming up with the former co-host of “The Story Toolkit”, Bassim El-Wakil, legendary story lecturer Robert McKee guides writers to award-winning originality by deconstructing the action genre, illuminating the challenges, and, more importantly, demonstrating how to master the demands of plot with surprising beats of innovation and ingenuity.
Topics include:
• Understanding the Four Core Elements of Action
• Creating the Action Cast
• Hook, Hold, Pay Off: Design in Action
• The Action Macguffin
• Action Set Pieces
• The Sixteen Action Subgenres
A must-add to the McKee storytelling library, “Action” illustrates the principles of narrative drive with precision and clarity by referencing the most popular action movies of our time including: “Die Hard”, “The Star Wars” Saga, “Dark Knight”, “The Matrix”, and “Avengers: Endgame”.
