Dialogue : the art of verbal action for page, stage, screen /

Title:

Dialogue : the art of verbal action for page, stage, screen /

Author:

McKee, Robert, 1941- author.

Format:

Book

Institution:

Emerson College

Contents:

Preface: In praise of dialogue -- Part one: The art of dialogue. The full definition of dialogue ; The three functions of dialogue ; Expressivity I: content ; Expressivity II: form ; Expressivity III: technique -- Part two: Flaws and fixes. Introduction: six dialogue tasks ; Credibility flaws ; Language flaws ; Content flaws ; Design flaws -- Part three: Creating dialogue. Character-specific dialogue ; Four case studies -- Part four: Dialogue design. Story/scene/dialogue ; Balanced conflict ; Comic conflict ; Asymmetric conflict ; Indirect conflict ; Reflexive conflict ; Minimal conflict ; Mastering the craft.

Online access:

No online access

Library holdings:

Emerson Main Stacks
PN1551 .M46 2016 – Available

• Available Temporarily at Emerson Reserve
  On reserve for VM423 -3: Writing Television Pilots (Visual and Media Arts: Pieroni)
  On reserve for VM423 -1: Writing Television Pilots (Visual and Media Arts: Pieroni)