With a scriptwriting competition and seminar dates, here is the latest information on upcoming McKee Seminars:
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2020 Golden Globes Success Stories
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Congratulations to all our 60+ nominees
and 11 winners!
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The 2020 Golden Globes was another great success for McKee
Seminar graduates, with 60
+ nominations across 9 categories.
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Every awards season, McKee alumni are among those recognized
as the best in the storytelling world. Join us at a seminar this spring to
master your craft and become a part of this growing collective of
award-winning creatives.
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Just a few of the Golden Globe nominees
and winners involving
McKee alumni:
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JOKER
JOJO RABBIT
TOY STORY 4
SUCCESSION
FLEABAG
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THE IRISHMAN
FROZEN II
KILLING EVE
THE CROWN
CHERNOBYL
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What Do Audiences Want From Your Story?
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Every audience wants the anthropological pleasure of
entering a world they do not know. They want to part the leaves of the
jungle and discover a glimpse of something they've never seen before. In
other words, you don't go to the storyteller to learn what you already
know.
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Audiences go to the writer with this prayer: "Please let this story
bring me an experience that I've never had before, that I could never
have."
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But if it was as simple as discovering the unknown, then why
don't audiences just read or watch non-fiction? The answer is simple. They
want to enter a world they don't know, but discover characters that are
human beings at heart just like them.
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The audience wants to discover themselves.
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Characters possessing a core humanity that resonates with
their humanity allows the audience to empathize, and therefore live
vicariously. These are the stories that travel around the world and last.
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What audiences crave from storytelling is something that is
culturally-specific, and universally human.
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The principles of story are universal.
Master them at a McKee STORY
Seminar this spring.
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"Story is waiting for newer voices, and it's up to all of
us to contribute. Mr. McKee's leadership is a
marvelous bridge."
— Zillah Glory,
Actress/Writer (NYC
Story Alummus, Fall 2019)
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McKee's 2020 Spring
Seminar Schedule
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LOS ANGELES
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NEW YORK
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LONDON
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( STORY ) Mar. 26-28
( LOVE STORY ) Mar. 29
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( STORY ) Apr. 16-18
( TV DAY ) Apr. 19
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( STORY ) May. 14-16
( COMEDY ) May. 17
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Professional,
Student and Repeater discounts available.
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Robert McKee teaches how writers must retain some
objectivity about their own writing in order to judge whether a story is
working or not.
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A Message from Our Friends at Gotham
Writers
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Get an early start on that New Year's resolution to write
and treat yourself to a Gotham Writers class! Gotham Writers is a creative
home where writers develop their craft and come together in the spirit of
discovery and fellowship. With classes starting now in NYC and Online,
there's never been a better time to write. Check out their wide array of
classes: http://bit.ly/1S6EEvi
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What
Can I Enter?
We are accepting all feature length dramas. No matter the size of
your project's budget, whether you write indie or studio, it doesn’t
matter. Our judges simply want to find the most talented writers and
the most interesting drama projects from around the world.
What Do the Top 10
Writers Receive?
Grand Prize Winner
The Grand Prize Winner will be flown to Hollywood and
sent on private one-on-one meetings with executives from MGM, First Friday
Entertainment, Schemers Entertainment, Disrupting Influence,
Informant Media and many more!
Top 10 Finalists
All Top 10 Finalists will
have their screenplay title, logline & writer bio sent to over 500
development executives, producers, managers & agents who work with
Stage 32. If an executive requests the script or a meeting, we will
facilitate!
Feedback
Option
For an additional fee of only $49 you can receive 1-2
pages of coverage from our industry readers on your screenplay. Just
check "coverage" upon checkout. Enter your script here!
Unprecedented
access. Better exposure. More reads. Real success!
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"The alternation between tension and relaxation
is
the pulse of living. In some stories it's salient,
in
others subtle."
— ROBERT MCKEE —
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Help your partner, friend or family member stick to their
New Year's writing resolution by giving them the rite of passage for all creatives,
McKee's STORY
Seminar.
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Need a gift idea this holiday season? Order STORY, DIALOGUE and STORYNOMICS as a
bundle through the McKee
Store using the promo code winter2019 and receive $15 OFF.
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Already own STORY
and want to complete the set? Use promo code 2for55 and SAVE $10 on DIALOGUE and STORYNOMICS
together.
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This offer ends December 31st, 2019.
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Mastering the Rhythm and Tempo of Story
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Two fundamental principles control the momentum of your
play, novel, film or TV show.
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Rhythm is set by the
length of scenes. For example, a typical feature length film contains forty
to sixty scenes. This means, on average, a scene lasts two and a half
minutes. If the average length of scene in your script is five pages, your
story will have the pace of a postal worker on Valium.
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On the other hand, tempo
is the level of activity within a scene via dialogue, action or a
combination. A character staring out a window coming to a vital life
decision may have a low tempo, an argument in a courtroom, a high tempo.
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A well-told story balances rhythm and tempo to accelerate
pace. Like music and dance, story is kinetic. We want to use the power of
storytelling to hurl the audience toward act climaxes because scenes of
major reversal are generally long and tense.
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Pace must be shaped by the writer, for if we don't, the
editor will.
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Master the Pace of Your Storytelling
at a McKee Seminar
Next Spring.
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LOS ANGELES
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NEW YORK
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LONDON
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( STORY ) Mar. 26-28
( LOVE STORY ) Mar. 29
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( STORY ) Apr. 16-18
( TV DAY ) Apr. 19
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( STORY ) May. 14-16
( COMEDY ) May. 17
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"McKee's STORY Seminar has really clarified a lot of
concepts I'd been confused about. I feel like I can write good, engaging
story with a lot more confidence now."
— Jeannie Stivers,
Writer (Los Angeles
STORY Alum, Fall 2019)
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Professional,
Student and Repeater discounts available.
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Robert McKee teaches how writers can manipulate rhythm and
tempo by mixing up the length of scenes in a story, in order to progress
and accelerate the telling to a satisfying climax.
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A Message from Our Friends at InkTip
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Whether you're looking for scripts or have some of your own,
InkTip can help you. 393
movies have been made from scripts and writers found on our site.
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