McKee’s methods are very technical to me. McKee makes sense with some of his techniques but it becomes too much a science instead of a creative effort. Certain situations such as character heavy scenes should use Weston’s technique. Weston is more concerned with subtext and character motivation. By using Weston, the scene becomes more authentic and deep. I believe that by using Weston, you can get good hold on to the material during rehearsals with the director and the actors.
John is the driving force in the scene from Sex, Lies, and Videotape. The conflict, while not explicit, is between John and Graham. John is on the offense and Graham is on the defense. John changes the topic, causing for different beats. The scene begins with two old friends having a pleasant discussion and ends on a negative note. By using Weston’s approach, I realized that scene becomes an emotional battle between John and Graham.
Christopher Carullo
Questions:
1. What is your preferable approach for script analysis?
2. Who would you recommend to novice screenwriters, McKee or Weston?
1 comment:
I would recommend Mckee, its a much easier approach to analyzing a scene.
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