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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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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Save Much More Than the Cat...,
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This review is from: Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
Read this, re-read this, go to a seminar if you can. It will save you time, headaches and make your story much better.This book has helped me immensely in terms of gaining clarity, focus, and a much more compelling and entertaining story. Many of us start the writing process with a character, a scene (that we get attached to), and then try and string it together with some rambling story. This book with help you avoid that trap. Both movies goers and producers make many of their decisions based on a one or two line summary of a project. STC shows you how to develop a killer logline (one line summary). If you do this and cannot get anyone interested in your idea, why would you continue to write until you can make it interesting? If you have a weak logline, believe me, the screenplay will not get better as you expand from one sentence to one hundred pages! STC gives great guidelines and a beat sheet to help avoid this. However, it is still your responsibility to come up with that great idea. This is one of the best, most user friendly books in the genre that I have read. His second book is highly recommended also.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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The Secrets of Excellent Movies and Stories,
By Victoria L. (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
I highly recommend this book! Blake Synder's SAVE THE CAT! is funny and informative - an enjoyable read. Although the book is aimed at screenwriters, any story-teller will benefit from this book because it focuses on story structure.In SAVE THE CAT!, Blake Synder breaks down the structural elements of story into logical progressions. Not only does he share what elements are needed, he shows when, how, and why to use them. Best of all, he gives examples from movies illustrating his points. I love the terms he uses to describe various devices - save the cat (refers to an element of characterization), pope in the pool (more for screenplays than novels, but still interesting), double mumbo jumbo, and (my favorite) watch out for that glacier. In my opinion, SAVE THE CAT! is a must-have book for writers!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Not just for screenwriting,
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This review is from: Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
This book was recommended by a friend, for novel-writing! And I've come to agree with her. The principles of storytelling given in this book are widely applicable, and described in a clear manner. Highly recommended.
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