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Tag: Story: Substance Structure Style and the Principles of Screenwriting

  • The Gap, An Introduction

    The Gap, An Introduction

    What is the Gap? The Gap is a term I learned from the book Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee.1 I refer to this book often as McKee does a great job teaching story craft, beginning with the basic elements of story and building upon them.  While primarily targeted…

  • Value Charges and Changes, Part I

    One of the things that fascinates me most about stories is the changes that occur throughout the telling.  To better understand this, let’s look at one of the smallest elements that makes up a story.     In his book Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting, Robert McKee calls these elements “Story Values,”1 the…