Here are details of upcoming McKee Seminars:
McKee Seminars are offering 30 tickets to this exclusive, free
event.
— Presents —
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"The State of Theatre"
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With ROBERT MCKEE, CAROL TAMBOR
& LYN GARDNER
Moderated by WILLIAM HARRIS
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May 14th @ 5-6pm
Marylebone
Theatre, Garbutt Place, London W1U 4JD
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On May 14th, Robert McKee along with two other theatre
experts Lyn Gardner and Carol Tambor, will discuss the state of theatre
today. McKee
Seminars are offering 30 tickets to this exclusive, free event.
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To register,
contact mariah@storylogue.com.
Due to the extremely limited number of seats available, these tickets will
be offered on a first come, first served basis.
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Robert McKee Speaker
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Robert McKee, a Fulbright Scholar, is the best-selling
author of STORY,
DIALOGUE,
and the recently published STORYNOMICS.
McKee's seminar alumni include over 65 Academy Award Winners and 250 Emmy
Award Winners.
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Carol Tambor Speaker
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Carol Tambor is a New York based philanthropist, painter,
and theatre lover. In 2004, she created the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh
Award.
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Lyn Gardner Speaker
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Lyn Gardner is a British theatre critic, writer and
journalist for the Guardian
and the Stage.
Her novels for children include the STAGE
SCHOOL and ROSE
CAMPION series.
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William Harris Moderator
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William Harris is the Head of Programmes at Regent's
University. He has taught in drama schools and universities across Europe
including Middlesex University and Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
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McKee Seminars | Two Arts, Inc.
PO Box 681
Sherman, Connecticut 06784
United States
(928) 204-2323
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The principles of storytelling apply to comedy, just as they
do to any other genre. However, what makes comedy different to drama lies
in the mind of the writer. There are three foundations to the comic vision
of life:
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The Comic Mind is an Idealist.
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The dramatist fundamentally respects and admires humanity.
They tell stories that in essence say, 'under the worst of circumstances, human beings
are magnificent
creatures'.
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The comedy writer believes that, 'under the best of circumstances, human beings
will find some way to mess
up'.
If you scratch the hide of a comedy writer, what you discover lurking
underneath is an idealist that wants the world to be perfect.
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The Comic Mind is an Angry Mind.
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However, when the comic looks around and sees the world as
it is, it aggravates her. Comedians are angry people. If you're skeptical,
try inviting some comedy writers over for dinner. Everyone in Hollywood has
made that mistake...but only once.
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The Comic Mind is a Smart Mind.
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The comedian knows that if you harangue people with how
awful the world is, no one will listen to you. But, if you can pull the
mask away from hypocrisy and greed, expose pretentiousness, stupidity, and
cruelty for what it is and get people to laugh at it, then maybe things
will balance out.
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The comedy writer seeks out behaviors that have been
encrusted with vanity, greed and hypocrisy, and goes on the attack. Comedy, therefore, is the 'Angry
Art'.
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"In comedy, laughter settles all
arguments."
ROBERT MCKEE
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Learn more about the 'Angry Art'
at Robert McKee's
upcoming
London COMEDY Day
Seminar.
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How do certain stories get away with
breaking the principle of comedy, "Nobody Gets Hurt"?
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Robert McKee discusses how despite the violence used in
SOUTH PARK, the comedic principle remains intact.
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London STORY and COMEDY Day Seminars
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As Jack London once noted, comedy is the toughest, but also
the most rewarding story form. On May
20th in London,
McKee dives deep into comedy conventions, the various subgenres and the
structure of jokes in his critically-acclaimed COMEDY Day. The
seminar is a rare opportunity to understand this core genre from the inside
out.
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McKee also teaches the substance, structure, style and
principles of storytelling in his renowned STORY Seminar in London (May 17-19).
Learn how to apply classical story design – the kind that has resulted in
masterpieces of all kinds – to your own cinematic, theatrical or literary
premise.
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Get the Latest from Robert Mckee
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Amazon Best Seller!
McKee's
STORYNOMICS™
Story-Driven Marketing in
the Post-Advertising World
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McKee's
DIALOGUE
The Art of Verbal Action
for the Page, Stage, and Screen
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McKee's
DIALOGUE:
Online
Join Robert McKee's first-ever
online course!
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Drama and comedy are fundamentally different forms. Though they
utilize many of the same story principles, they each strive to elicit very
different responses from their respective audiences.
On May
20th in London,
Robert McKee dissects the COMEDY
genre, analyzing its principles in unparalleled detail. This one-day seminar
is your opportunity to learn the form like never before. McKee also teaches
the principles of storytelling in his "legendary" STORY Seminar in
London (May 17th -
19th).
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The following is transcribed from
Robert McKee's
COMEDY DAY Seminar:
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Drama and comedy are fundamentally different forms. Though
they utilize many of the same story principles, they each strive to elicit
very different responses from their respective audiences.
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Drama releases our compassion
and empathy for the suffering of our fellow human beings. Comedy asks us to
denounce false values, false behaviours, the stupidity, greed and folly of
humanity.
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Drama concerns itself with the conflict within
human beings. Comedy focuses on social conduct, in the violation of good
sense and proper social behaviour.
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Drama appeals to feelings and emotions deep
within the audience or reader, whilst comedy appeals to the intellect. It
takes brains to laugh.
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Comedy Writers Attack.
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All you have to do is look at the vocabulary of comedy to
understand the aggression of the genre - punchlines,
gags, gut busters. When a
comedian performs a good set? They killed
it. A bad set? They died.
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Comedy is an attack
on social institutions and the conduct of society. The writers are asking
audiences to join them.
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Learn more about 'The Angry Art'
at the London
COMEDY Day Seminar.
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Does a Character Need To Change In a
Comedy?
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Robert McKee discusses why comedic characters don't need to
change, using BRIDESMAIDS as a key example.
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Get the Latest from Robert Mckee
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Amazon Best Seller!
McKee's
STORYNOMICS™
Story-Driven Marketing in
the Post-Advertising World
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McKee's
DIALOGUE
The Art of Verbal Action
for the Page, Stage, and Screen
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McKee's
DIALOGUE:
Online
Join Robert McKee's first-ever
online course!
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United States
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Each day, the professional understands, he will wake up facing
the same demons...and amateurism he has always faced. The difference now is
that he will not yield to those temptations. He will have mastered them, and
will continue to master them.
Why is McKee's STORY Seminar
A Rite of Passage
for Writers?
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"Each day, the professional
understands, he will wake up facing the same demons...and amateurism he has
always faced. The difference now is that he will not yield to those
temptations. He will have mastered them, and will continue to master
them."
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Steven Pressfield, TURNING PRO
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The struggling writer dreams up an idea, then rushes
straight to the keyboard. He imagines and writes, writes and dreams until
he reaches page 120 and stops. He hands the manuscript to his agent, who
reluctantly fulfills their duty and forwards it to producers. Each come
back with the same comment, "PASS
ON IT". The writer declares the industry doesn't
understand his genius, and gears up for his next project.
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The amateur writer believes that because they've seen
movies, they can write them. They don't take the time to learn from the the
greats and study the failures.
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A professional masters the form first.
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Robert McKee's STORY is the only seminar of its kind. The
only tutorial that will unlock the universal and timeless story form. The
only seminar that will elevate your writing to that of the masters. The
only seminar that will turn your mindset from one of the amateur, to that
of the professional.
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McKee's Los
Angeles STORY Sold Out!
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Don't miss out on the NYC and London STORY Seminars.
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In April, McKee brings the STORY Seminar to New York's state
of art lecture hall, Loreto Theater, at the Sheen Center for Thought and
Culture (April
12-14). McKee also delivers a deep dive into the codes and
conventions of longform storytelling in the sought-after TV Day (April 15).
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This is the only STORY Seminar in NYC this year. Don't miss
it!
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In May, McKee brings the legendary STORY Seminar to
London (May 17-19).
Writers also have the unique opportunity to master the genre McKee calls
"The Angry Art" at his Comedy
Genre Day (May 20).
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What Others Are
Saying About McKee Seminars
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"McKee is the world's best known and
most respected lecturer of the Storytelling Arts."
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
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"Presented with such urgency and
power, Robert McKee teaches us about life, death and the human heart...at
his STORY Seminar."
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THE INDEPENDENT
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"Not only the best teacher of writing
I've ever had…but the best teacher of anything."
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STEVEN PRESSFIELD
Novelist
THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE, THE WAR OF ART, GATES OF FIRE
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GET THE LATEST from Robert
Mckee
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Amazon Best Seller!
McKee's
STORYNOMICS™
Story-Driven Marketing in
the Post-Advertising World
|
McKee's
DIALOGUE
The Art of Verbal Action
for the Page, Stage, and Screen
|
McKee's
DIALOGUE:
Online
Join Robert McKee's first-ever
online course!
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McKee Seminars | Two Arts, Inc. PO Box 681 Sherman, Connecticut 06784 United
States (928) 204-2323
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