The result of my hybrid scene analysis based on the procedures described by McKee and Weston is a little funky but gets the job done. McKee seems to be more direct and to the point when analyzing a scene, concentrating mainly on the transition taking, or not taking place in the scene. So my analysis resembles the format McKee talks about in the way that I identified the main conflict and the drive of each character. Then I also identified the opening and closing values. I thought this was important to do as the progression of plot needless to say vital. A particular scene is important if it conveys a significant change in the characters or plot. Bringing in some of Weston’s methods proves challenging to do on paper. Weston says, and I agree, that oral analysis provides for better collaboration and thought exercise. I added a section of personal relations that I had with the characters, like Weston does. It helps to find out why other readers or viewers of the finished product will identify with the characters as well.
Discussion Questions:
Faced with the task of analyzing any particular scene in any screenplay, whose method would you use, McKee or Weston’s, to complete the task. Or would you prefer a method of your own? Explain.
Does Weston go too far in depth with detail in a scene analysis or not?
-Michael Floren
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