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Save the Cat!

The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need

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Save the Cat!

Written by: Blake Snyder
Narrated by: George Newbern
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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. Others include these:

  • The four elements of every winning logline
  • The seven immutable laws of screenplay physics
  • The 10 genres that every movie ever made can be categorized by - and why they're important to your script
  • Why your hero must serve your idea
  • Mastering the 15 beats
  • Creating the perfect beast by using the board to map 40 scenes with conflict and emotional change
  • How to get back on track with proven rules for script repair

This ultimate insider's guide reveals the secrets that none dare admit, told by a show biz veteran who's proven that you can sell your script if you can save the cat.

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Overall I really enjoyed this book, it was actually an assigned reading for one of my university classes.
Blake Snider writes with a very active voice and it's very straight forward to follow what he is saying. He explains things well and it makes sense. I am by no means a writer but I have a bit of a better understanding of what my framework for script writing should be. For example what sort of questions I should be asking myself, what details to focus or not focus on, or what the progression of events should be to name a few.
I actually listened to this in one day, it didn't get boring whatsoever. The narrator is great and has good animated inflection. He doesn't drone on he reads the book with the same enthusiasm that I imagine Snyder wrote it in.
Overall this is an enjoyable quick light read and I would recommend for those who may be struggling with some writers block or even just want some insight to the screen writing process.

Light hearted, helpful, and enjoyable advice

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Really enjoyed the structure of the book and the useful examples. The information was easy to understand and the narrator did a great job.

Easy to understand

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I've read both the book and heard the audio book version. This audio book is pristine and listening to it is as enjoyable as reading the paper version.

As good as the book itself

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Contains a lot of useful information. Although having only gotten two awful movies made, I question the author's credibility to some degree.

Very informative.

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A great book not just for people wanting to writer, but for anyone curious about how to write great stories, experiences, or just simply tell their own story more effectively.

Not just for the screen writer.

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