Rich Roll sits down with screenwriting legend Robert McKee to talk about creativity, philosophy, and the power of telling—and owning—your story. To read more about Robert and peruse the full show notes, go herehttp://bit.ly/richroll736
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:46 The Farewell Tour of Robert's Story Seminars
00:04:56 Story 2 "A Creative Spectrum of Choices"
00:13:03 Why are Stories so Integral to the Human Experience?
00:15:07 Storytelling on TV vs Film, Superiority of Longform Storytelling
00:23:22 The Evolution of the AntiHero
00:30:53 Ad Break
00:32:45 The Bad Guy Era, Reckoning with Our Mirror Image
00:38:45 Using Story to Make Sense of Reality
00:46:38 Self deception The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves
00:47:55 McKee's Search for Meaning for the Human Condition
00:53:20 Life is not a Journey, It's a Struggle
01:01:45 What’s Out There Now that You’re Enjoying?
01:09:51 What distinguishes a good writer from a great writer? Analogical Logic
01:14:37 The War of Art. What do you feel about ‘the Muse’?
01:16:09 The Marketing of Artists, They Want to Appear Mysterious.
01:21:38 The backstory of the Film, Adaptation
01:33:11 The Problem with Actors, "Love Me" & Gurus
01:36:22 Back to Adaptation, Casting Brian Cox as McKee
01:38:26 Structure. There are No Rules, Only Form.
01:45:36 Writing Dialogue
01:47:47 The Big Problem with Cinema
01:53:58 Why is the art of storytelling and story important to the average person?
02:01:18 Why the Decision to Teach Storytelling?
02:08:20 Robert McKee's Legacy
02:10:39 Closing
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