Save the Cat!

The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need

By: Blake Snyder

Narrated by: George Newbern

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.

©2005 Blake Snyder (P)2018 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Excellent intro to storytelling

I bought the kindle and audible version of this, because I figured my absorption would improve with two modes of delivery. Why? Because this primer on storytelling is great. Does it preach formulaic storytelling? It does. But for me the process of Learn the Rules, apply them successfully, and ONLY THEN break them is my personal process.

We all learn differently. I prefer structure then breakout. If you learn this way, this primer on storytelling is great. McKee's Story is a broader study, with more background and history. Save The Cat! is succinct. Less broad history and more procedural instructions. Also Blake Snyder is teaching a narrower type of storytelling, specifically for Film. McKee's can be applied more broadly, although it too focuses mostly on Screenwriting.

Read, review, recite, repeat!

A quintessential guide the art and craft of screenwriting, Save the Cat will save your script!

Really a must read for any budding screenwriter!

I'm a producer looking to write a screenplay of my own, and while I've jotted the whole story down in outline format, I purposely feels off on starting the screenplay until I read (or listened to in this case) "Save the Cat!" I'm very glad I did, as the information in this guide is invaluable and I'm eager to put this knowledge to work!

A good read for anyone studying this topic

I listened to this book for a requirement for a class I was taking. It was such a good book and I definitely recommend this book for anyone planning on working on script writing in the future. I loved learning the ins and out from someone that knows what they are doing.

Listen

Love all the marketing ideas. ," every sale has a story ". Great book. Easy to listen and learn.

Great Thought Provoking Book

This is a great book to check out when looking for tips on screenwriting and marketing your screen play. I found it entertaining and enjoyable.

Best writing book ever!

This is the third time I’ve read this book, and every time I find something new and exciting. It stimulates me to be a better writer, but giving me the tools I need. I highly recommend it to any storyteller to pursue these principles.

Great advice

The chapter on structure made a lot of sense. The whole manuscript made sense. It was a fast “read,” which I like, but the delivery was a little too fast. I found myself thinking and dwelling on things that were spoken and trying to catch up with what was being said. Not enough pauses. If I could pause to have time to reflect I would have given 5 stars for all ratable categories.

little full of himslef but is very helpful.

Has helpful tips if you cant figure out why somthing isnt working or dialog is lacking he gives you some nice tools to use. overall its a good one to read!

Great for beginners!

I’m someone that has fallen in love with the art medium of film and wants to learn as much about it as possible in order to pursue my dreams of working in the film industry. There are many others like myself, and I would recommend this to any of them. Fantastic book that teaches you the basics of screenwriting in a fun and creative way, while adding some great extra tips along the way. Love it!