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Save the Cat!® Writes for TV
- The Last Book on Creating Binge-Worthy Content You'll Ever Need
- Narrated by: Jamie Nash
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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Save the Cat!
- The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
- Written by: Blake Snyder
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Here's what started the phenomenon: This book has been a best seller for over 15 years and has been used by screenwriters around the world! Blake Snyder tells all in this fast, funny, and candid look inside the movie business. Save the Cat is just one of many ironclad rules for making your ideas more marketable and your script more satisfying.
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Great info but lacking PDF content
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Brilliant and Dedicated
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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
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Not much new here from the original Save The Cat
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Save the Cat!
- The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
- Written by: Blake Snyder
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Here's what started the phenomenon: This book has been a best seller for over 15 years and has been used by screenwriters around the world! Blake Snyder tells all in this fast, funny, and candid look inside the movie business. Save the Cat is just one of many ironclad rules for making your ideas more marketable and your script more satisfying.
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Great info but lacking PDF content
- By Jason on 2018-12-07
Written by: Blake Snyder
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- Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
- Written by: Robert McKee
- Narrated by: Robert McKee
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Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress, and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. Quincy Jones, Diane Keaton, Gloria Steinem, Julia Roberts, John Cleese, and David Bowie are just a few of his celebrity alumni. Writers, producers, development executives, and agents all flock to his lecture series, praising it as a mesmerizing and intense learning experience.
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- The Art of Role and Cast Design for Page, Stage, and Screen
- Written by: Robert McKee
- Narrated by: Robert McKee
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
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Following up his perennially best-selling writers' guide Story and his inspiring exploration of the art of verbal action in Dialogue, the most sought-after expert in the storytelling brings his insights to the creation of compelling characters and the design of their casts. Character explores the design of a character universe: The dimensionality, complexity and arcing of a protagonist, the invention of orbiting major characters, all encircled by a cast of service and supporting roles.
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Brilliant and Dedicated
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Written by: Robert McKee
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- The Last Book on Novel Writing You'll Ever Need
- Written by: Jessica Brody
- Narrated by: Jessica Brody
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Great
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Indispensable
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Top notch.
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- Narrated by: Angus Fletcher
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Whether you want to write your own scripts or simply gain a deeper appreciation for the great stories you see unfold on the screen, Professor Angus Fletcher is here to show you the way in Screenwriting 101: Mastering the Art of Story. Professor Fletcher, Professor of English and Film at The Ohio State University, brings both a personal and scholarly perspective to this craft. As a screenwriter himself, he has experienced the ins and outs of the process first-hand.
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Actionable tips that are easy to understand
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Storynomics
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- Narrated by: Robert Mckee, Thomas Gerace
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
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Robert McKee's popular writing workshops have earned him an international reputation. The list of alumni with Academy Awards and Emmy Awards runs off the page. The cornerstone of his program is his singular book, Story, which has defined how we talk about the art of story creation. Now in Storynomics, McKee partners with digital marketing expert and Skyword CEO Tom Gerace to map a path for brands seeking to navigate the rapid decline of interrupt advertising.
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Best book on purposeful storytelling I've read.
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Publisher's Summary
Blake Snyder's Save the Cat!, the world's top-selling story method for filmmakers and novelists, introduces The Last Book on Creating Binge-Worthy Content You'll Ever Need.
Screenwriter Jamie Nash takes up Snyder's torch to lay out a step-by-step approach using Blake's principles for both new and experienced writers, including:
- How to write and structure a compelling TV pilot that can launch both your series and your TV writing career
- All the nuances, tricks, and techniques of pilot-writing: the opening pitch, the guided tour, the whiff of change, and more
- The eight Save the Cat! TV franchise types that will improve your story and your pitch
- The not-so-secret TV pitch template that turns your TV series into the necessary read-over-lunch industry document
- A how-to in creating layered characters who are driven by complex internal struggles
Beat sheets of the pilots of Barry, Ozark, Grey's Anatomy, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, What We Do in the Shadows, Black-ish, The Mandalorian, This Is Us, Law and Order: SVU, and more to help you crack your story.
Create your binge-worthy TV series with Save the Cat! Writes for TV.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
What the critics say
"Blake Snyder would be so proud of Save the Cat! Writes for TV because like all his books, it cuts straight to the truth: No matter where you are in your TV writing career, a newbie or a 25+ year veteran (me), you need to write a fresh, new pilot. Author Jamie Nash uses Blake s life-changing beat sheet and adjusts it for TV s wonkiness. Whether you re writing a comedy or drama for network, cable, or streaming, this book with its thought-provoking exercises, sage advice, and beat sheets from successful TV shows will definitely get you closer to FADE OUT...and quite possibly your own TV show!" (Kriss Turner Towner, Executive Producer, Greenleaf; Consulting Producer, Black Monday, The Soul Man; Co-Executive Producer, The Romanoffs, Everybody Loves Chris, The Bernie Mac Show)
"While I wish it were called Save the Dog!, I believe Save the Cat! can open eyes and demystify some of the biggest challenges TV writers face on that daunting blank page." (Steven Levitan, Co-Creator, Modern Family)
"There's joy in TV Land! As a longtime user and fan of Save the Cat!, I've found Jamie Nash has shifted the focus (without losing the principles) of Blake Snyder s groundbreaking work, creating a whole new way to look at developing television series that's filled with insight, ingenuity, and a generous sprinkling of humor. A new must-read for newcomers to the field and veterans looking to shake up their process." (Paris Barclay, Director/Producer/Writer, Sons of Anarchy, Glee, House, The Good Wife, In Treatment, Scandal, Empire, CSI, Lost, The West Wing, ER, NYPD Blue)
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-05-31
The path forward is clear.
I have attended a respected writing for film and television school, but this is the first time the way forward on my series and Pilot have been made clear to me. Jamie Nash’s narration is engaging and easy to focus on. I truly feel this is just what my screenwriting needed in order to improve. Now I understand what absolutely has to happen in my Pilot and why.
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- Pen
- 2021-07-16
Indeed! The Last Book on Creating Binge-Worthy Content You'll Ever Need
This is my favorite book on TV / screen writing ever!!! I have listened to the book while reading it as well on my kindle.
First of all, the fact that the author Jamie Nash, read his own book is just cool, it sounds like a convo with him and it gives the book a lively feel.
Now let’s talk about the most important: the content of the book itself: it is a TREASURY. It is for me THE BIBLE of tv writing and indeed the last book you’ll ever need. I’ve read multiple books on screenwriting, especially for TV, although there are good ones with good pilots analysis out there, Jamie Nash’s book and insights are by far the ones that excited me the most. Jamie Nash clarified the whole 5-act thing (actually act outs like he said), broke down the TV franchises with the Save the Cat genres, the beat cheats, the beat board and every thing in such a clear and engaging way. I love how he always illustrates it with great examples. Why would you need anything else?
The only thing missing is a more detailed summary (ie: the pilot beat sheets, I would have loved to have them listed as sub chapters by pilot title in the summary so i could go ahead and watch / read them ahead of time - but not a big deal, I did it myself ;) This is THE BOOK. I have to say I am grateful especially because it helped me, in a way no one else did, getting a better direction on my own pilot. The franchise types gave me my first breakthrough, as well as the exercises (not only at the end of each chapter but inside each chapter). Huge thanks to the author (and of course Black Snider at the origins of Save the Cat) for this inspiring book!!!!
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-07-01
Very usefull
I liked how the book applied the save the cat beat sheet to Series and shows.
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- Old Mine Crab House
- 2023-02-04
very dry
Very dry and difficult to finish. It truly felt like a multi-hour run on sentence.
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- Kelsey F
- 2023-01-12
Would recommend!
Its simplistic intelligence is very encouraging! The material is up to date with the current writing atmosphere. Good read as well.
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- KMKS
- 2022-06-29
get the print version instead
The narration is unlistenable, it's so staccato and awkward that it's difficult to follow the flow of the information. I got the print version as the content is valuable. I wish the author hadn't tried to narrate it himself, and had hired a professional, like the other books in the Save the Cat series have, since I enjoy listening to books on my commute.
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- Sandi
- 2022-03-24
Save the Cat Writes for TV
This book is written perfectly for anyone with a gnawing idea for a story, a movie, or in this case, a TV show - and yet you have NO IDEA where to begin. Jamie walks the reader through writing process including real-time shows and movie examples for clarification. I loved the details, I loved both the Audible version and the hard copy for easy re-reading/ following the steps. I have a new appreciation for the writers of the world, and an even greater appreciation for Jamie Nash’s ability to teach this incredibly detailed process with passion and creativity. Clearly he knows what he’s doing.
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- E Hardison
- 2022-01-26
must read
great information! a couple of the jokes were corny but I liked this book.
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- Nate Lombardi
- 2022-01-24
Enjoyed this and it is very helpful.
I enjoyed this for a few reasons, Jamie seems like a great and interesting guy who welcomes you the the fold and encourages you, while explaining how to take one step at a time to get SOMEWHERE to produce SOMETHING in this challenging pursuit. He breaks down the beat sheets for some of the greatest TV shows around now. That was cool and helped ground it. This book made me want to go and watch every pilot ever created. In fact I did go and watch a pilot today and thought about the acts. I actually plan to hire Jamie to walk me through this process because he knows his stuff and is generous with his knowledge.
Thanks Jamie!
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- Rob Schneider
- 2021-12-15
Siduation??
I hope I get to work in a writers room with Jamie one day just so I can hear him say "siduation" on a daily basis.
Seriously though, great treasure trove of info on the subject.
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- eppubypkzmuk
- 2021-12-10
Amazing!
Really awesome breakdown of TV story using the "STC" method! Anyone curious about the writing process should give this a listen. My only gripe with this outstanding, insightful, funny and relatable book... "situation" pronounced as "sidjuation". I know it's probably an accent thing and I'm so sorry I probably sound like an a-hole for even bringing it up, I just loose it every time I hear it, loooool. Don't let it discourage anyone from getting this must have. Please do yourself a favor and buy this book!