Sunday, September 23, 2007

Top Film Instructor Comes to New York: Bob McKee's Story Seminar is the Hot Ticket

Everyone knows McKee. This is a solid assurance like gravity goes down and the protagonist starts from the right and ends going towards left after an appropriate amount of scene turning. Ok, maybe you didn't know that last part. Probably you did, but like the big bag of tricks McKee is well noted for analyzing from some of film's best, his Story Seminar is the quintessential starting point for polishing and aligning your characters. Understand and use the loose ends dragging down on your plot until your overarching themes are gleaming like the Taj Mahal, and everybody wants to take a chance on your story. That's always hope, but hard work and a mastery of your craft always gets the best results.

HBO knows McKee. When asked what one resource he would recommend to new writers interested in pitching to him, Andrew Goldman, VP of Program Planning & Scheduling for HBO/Cinemax suggested McKee's Story.

Oscar-winner screenwriter Akiva Goldsman finds the course "insightful" and "concise" which is really saying something about the density and quality of the material, as it stretches for three days of intense, vital info on how to make your good or ok film idea into a prowling winner by design.

In fact, take a course with this guy, and you'll walk away for the rest of the year realizing every single blockbuster has consulted with him at some stage in the game. He's the guy in the eggshell chair in that room on "the island." No, really. It's worth the admission, and he keeps the costs down because he's one of those rare industry experts who likes to pass it all down.

Learn more at McKeeStory.com. Story Seminar is in New York on October 19th-21st. Register early to guarantee your seat.

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