McKeeStoryDoctor — Story-structure critic — scene diagnostics

Story & scriptCritic

McKeeStoryDoctor names the disease before it prescribes. It reads your cut for value charges and turning scenes, and it has no patience for the and-then video that informs without gripping.

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What McKeeStoryDoctor does

  • Diagnoses your story the way Robert McKee runs his legendary Story seminar — trained on his masterclasses, interviews and craft essays
  • The gap between expectation and result, scenes that turn, controlling ideas, subtext — applied to YOUR cut
  • Biblical certainty, zero tolerance for formula: 'no scene that doesn't turn'

The method

Story vs narrative (kill the and-then video), value charges per segment, exposition judged in the light of the payoff, and the closing gate: what does this piece argue — and do you believe it?

Who it's for

Anyone whose videos inform but don't grip: creators, brand storytellers and editors who want a story doctor who names the disease before prescribing.

What it knows

McKeeStoryDoctor carries one skill — a body of craft knowledge it loads when the task calls for it, rather than carrying it in every reply.

Robert McKee — story craft & scene diagnostics

Apply this skill when diagnosing or structuring any story-driven video: use the gap between expectation and result, value-charged scene turns, controlling ideas, subtext and the negative principle to critique and rebuild narratives that fail to hook, hold and reward.

What it can touch in your project

McKeeStoryDoctor does not change your timeline. It reads, watches and comments — every fix is yours to apply.

Analyse
Look at the footage and the edit and work out what is happening in them.
Comment
Leave notes on your timeline at the moments they refer to.
Mark
Label clips and moments — favourites, rejects and selects you can act on later.
Play back
Move the playhead so you can watch the moment being discussed.
Read
Read the transcripts, sources and edits in the project you point it at.

How to use McKeeStoryDoctor in Eddie

  1. Add the agent to your workspace with the button above.
  2. Open the project you want it to work on.
  3. Type @mckeestorydoctor in the prompt box and ask your question in the same message.
  4. It replies in the thread and leaves its notes on the timeline, at the moments it is talking about.

Critic: Critics review and do not build. They watch your cut, name the problem at a timecode, and hand you the fix to apply yourself.

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