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Index
Cover Title Page Welcome Dedication Acknowledgments Preface: In Praise of Dialogue Introduction PART ONE: THE ART OF DIALOGUE
Chapter One: The Full Definition of Dialogue
Dramatized Dialogue Narratized Dialogue Dialogue and the Major Media Dialogue Onstage Dialogue Onscreen Dialogue on Page Indirect Dialogue
Chapter Two: The Three Functions of Dialogue
Exposition Narrative Drive Exposition as Ammunition Revelations Direct Telling Forced Exposition Characterization Action
Chapter Three: Expressivity I: Content
The Said The Unsaid The Unsayable Action versus Activity Text and Subtext
Chapter Four: Expressivity II: Form
The Conflict Complex Dialogue Onstage Dialogue in Film Dialogue on Television Dialogue in Prose
Chapter Five: Expressivity III: Technique
Figurative Language Paralanguage Mixed Techniques Line Design Economy The Pause The Case for Silence
PART TWO: FLAWS AND FIXES
Introduction: Six Dialogue Tasks Chapter Six: Credibility Flaws
Incredibility Empty Talk Overly Emotive Talk Overly Knowing Talk Overly Perceptive Talk Excuses Mistaken for Motivation Melodrama
Chapter Seven: Language Flaws
Clichés Character-Neutral Language Ostentatious Language Arid Language Prefer the Concrete to the Abstract Prefer the Familiar to the Exotic Prefer Short Words to Long Words Prefer Direct Phrases to Circumlocution Prefer an Active to a Passive Voice Prefer Short Speeches to Long Prefer Expressive Language to Mimicry Eliminate Clutter
Chapter Eight: Content Flaws
Writing On-the-Nose The Monologue Fallacy The Duelogue The Trialogue
Chapter Nine: Design Flaws
Repetition Misshapen Lines Misshapen Scenes Splintered Scenes The Paraphrasing Trap
PART THREE: CREATING DIALOGUE
Chapter Ten: Character-Specific Dialogue
The Two Talents Vocabulary and Characterization The Principle of Creative Limitation Locution and Characterization Principle of Character-Specific Dialogue Culture and Characterization
Chapter Eleven: Four Case Studies
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Out of Sight 30 ROCK SIDEWAYS
PART FOUR: DIALOGUE DESIGN
Chapter Twelve: Story/Scene/Dialogue
Inciting Incident Story Values The Complex of Desire Forces of Antagonism Spine of Action Story Progression Turning Points Scene Progression The Beat Five Steps of Behavior Introduction to Seven Case Studies
Chapter Thirteen: Balanced Conflict (THE SOPRANOS) Chapter Fourteen: Comic Conflict (FRASIER) Chapter Fifteen: Asymmetric Conflict (A Raisin in the Sun) Chapter Sixteen: Indirect Conflict (The Great Gatsby) Chapter Seventeen: Reflexive Conflict (Fräulein Else and The Museum of Innocence) Chapter Eighteen: Minimal Conflict (LOST IN TRANSLATION) Chapter Nineteen: Mastering the Craft
About the Author Also by Robert McKee Mission Statement Notes Newsletters Table of Contents Copyright
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