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{{quote|''"Who are the characters? What do they want? Why do they want it? How do they go about getting it? Who stops them? What are the consequences?"''}}
''Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting'' is a 1999 book by Robert McKee about the elements at work in stories. Primarily concerned with film and television (McKee was a story analyst for United Artists and [[NBC]] back in [[The Eighties|the 80's]]), the text claims to be applicable to all storytelling mediums, such as stage plays and novels.
''Story'' borrows heavily from older texts, most specifically Aristotle's ''[[Poetics]]''; McKee not only notes this, but often suggests the older work is essential if a true understanding of narrative techniques is desired. Many of the tropes found on [[This Very Wiki]] are detailed at great length; notable emphasis is placed on [[Three Act Structure|Act Structure]]
The book is itself an adaptation of McKee's ''{{smallcaps|STORY}}'' seminar, a (sometimes) two-day event where [[Old Master|he educates, curses at, illuminates, and brings to tears]] many of the aspiring screenwriters in attendance.
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* [[Beyond the Impossible]]: Advised against to keep the consistency of the setting unless the point of the work is to break the setting convention or story conventions.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Defined as an Ironic Ending, where two value charges (thematic statements) end on opposite charges; one being positive and one being negative, but not entirely cancelling eachother out.
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* [[Captain Obvious]]: Any form of "on the nose" writing (writing subtext onto the text itself or pointing out the obvious) is strongly advised against.
* [[Centipede's Dilemma]]: Discussed in the epilogue about how writers who understand the principals of story should not worry about how they write, but continue doing what they've been doing with greater skill and insight.
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* [[The Climax]]: According to
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: Some of the scene examples for [[Star Wars]] and [[Kramer vs. Kramer]] don't entirely match up to how they happen, but after reading the book, it turns out [[Fridge Brilliance|they follow McKee's theories more than his own examples]].
* [[Flat Character]]: Encouraged for bit parts and one-off characters. Endowing one-off characters with too many traits makes audiences wonder [[What Happened to the Mouse?|what happened to that character]].
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