From See-ThroughFilms follower Matt Terry:
Great article on McKee.
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2009/11/robert-mckee-200911
Having taught screenwriting for 15+ years I obviously believe that screenwriting can be taught...to a point. What CAN be taught is structure, what can't be taught are sellable ideas and the ability to actually sit down and write. I've had students with brilliant sellable ideas who have no passion to actually sit down and do the work. I've had students with marginal ideas who really have a passion to write and are desirous to make it work. I can work with the latter, it's difficult to work with the former.
As for McKee... It's hard for me to trust a guy whose claim to fame is seminars and not sold screenplays. His credits are, uh, less than stellar - in my humble opinion.
Here's his IMDB page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571210/
At my first trip to the screenwriting expo I took a class on "Second Act Structure" taught by a guy who wrote "Top Gun" - I learned a heckuva lot by that instructor in 90 minutes than it sounds like the author of this article learned in 8 hours.
If any of you have taken a Robert McKee seminar - I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Matt Terry
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
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