The difference between Mckee and Weston seems like this is an argument between structure and style. Mckee's method seems to produce all of a scene's function, why and how it takes us from the scene before it to the scene after it. Weston works at understanding the web of motivations each character has in each particular moment of the scene.
When breaking down the scene from Sex, Lies and Videotape, the interplay of each character is difficult to achieve. According to Mckee I would be most interested in how the mood of the scene has progressed from when Grahem was interviewing Ann in the previous scene. Weston's method would pay closer attention to the contextual details about Grahem and John's former lives. The details about Grahem riding naked through the parade would take more importance than the subtext of tension in each characters line.
Questions
Which do you value more, the characters' backstory or their motivations in the moment?
Can the characters's backstory and their motivations be examined individually?
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