Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder
Here's what started the phenomenon: the best seller, for over 15 years, that's 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, including: 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 showbiz veteran who's proven that you can sell your script if you can save the cat.Blake Snyder sold scores of scripts during his 20-year career as a screenwriter and producer, including co-writing the Disney smash Blank Check and Steven Spielberg's Nuclear Family. Rescue the Cat! is his first novel. Blake led sold-out workshops and seminars all over the world and served as a consultant for Disney and DreamWorks Animation. Blake's method has become the secret weapon of many development executives, managers, and producers for its accurate, accessible, and honest appraisal of what it takes to write and develop tales in any medium, in addition to helping screenwriters, novelists, and other creative thinkers. Blake Snyder died in August of 2009, but his soul lives on in his films and writings, in his timeless advice, and in the spirit that will continue to thrive and inspire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781932907001 |
| ISBN 10 | 1932907009 |
| Title | Save the Cat! |
| Author | Blake Snyder |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Michael Wiese Productions |
| Year published | 2005-05-25 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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