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He's made millions of dollars selling screenplays to Hollywood and now screenwriter Blake Snyder tells all. "Save the Cat" is just one of Snyder's many ironclad rules for making your ideas more marketablle and your script more satisfying - and saleable, including:
* The four elements of every winning logline
* The seven immutable laws of screenplay physics
* The ten genres and why they're important to your movie
* Why your Hero must serve your idea
* How to get back on track with ironclad and proven rules for script repair
This ultimate insider's guide reveals the secrets that none dare admit, told by an industry veteran who's proven that you can sell your script if you can save the cat.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The usefulness of this book is going to greatly depend on what sort of screenplay(s) you are intending to write, as the scope of Blake Snyder's guide is very narrow. If you are yearning to tell the story of how child abuse rips apart a family in a small, Scottish fishing village... then do not look here. It will be of no help. If, however, you are looking to write a mainstream (preferably high concept) idea then this book is, in my opinion, the best out there.
I have read 20+ Screenwriting books and for straight structural insight into the popularist Hollywood model, this is fantastic. People have questioned Synder's own track record in other reviews. That's nonsense. Great actors are not taught by screen legends but by people you've never heard of. It's the same with screenwriting. Syd Field, Robert Mckee, Chris Vogler - when's the last time you saw their names before a film? In fact Synder has more credentials than most out there.
Yes, he picks out some less than briliant examples of cinema (Legally Blonde?!) but the content here is sound and evident in much, much better films than the ones mentioned. This is just good, clear advice on how to plan and fix a particular type of script. It is absolutely not for everyone, nor should every film adhere to this model, but in the narrow (but MASSIVELY successful) market that this is aimed at, it's simply essential.
I have read 20+ Screenwriting books and for straight structural insight into the popularist Hollywood model, this is fantastic. People have questioned Synder's own track record in other reviews. That's nonsense. Great actors are not taught by screen legends but by people you've never heard of. It's the same with screenwriting. Syd Field, Robert Mckee, Chris Vogler - when's the last time you saw their names before a film? In fact Synder has more credentials than most out there.
Yes, he picks out some less than briliant examples of cinema (Legally Blonde?!) but the content here is sound and evident in much, much better films than the ones mentioned. This is just good, clear advice on how to plan and fix a particular type of script. It is absolutely not for everyone, nor should every film adhere to this model, but in the narrow (but MASSIVELY successful) market that this is aimed at, it's simply essential.
36 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Some of the reviews are missing the point; this is not a book intended to make anyone an artist. Sadly I don't think such a book could exist; art is within you or it isn't, it cannot be taught.
Blake Snyder was teaching the craft, the nuts and bolts construction of a screenplay. His rules are no more cynical than Joseph Campbell's work on mythic archetypes, they're just presented in a much more accessible way. This is populist writing about populist writing.
So if you want solid guidelines on building the emotional machinery of a screenplay then this book will help. If you want to try to reinvent the cinematic artform, if your gods are Charlie Kaufman and Harmony Korine, then your journey begins elsewhere and probably inside yourself.
Blake Snyder was teaching the craft, the nuts and bolts construction of a screenplay. His rules are no more cynical than Joseph Campbell's work on mythic archetypes, they're just presented in a much more accessible way. This is populist writing about populist writing.
So if you want solid guidelines on building the emotional machinery of a screenplay then this book will help. If you want to try to reinvent the cinematic artform, if your gods are Charlie Kaufman and Harmony Korine, then your journey begins elsewhere and probably inside yourself.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you're serious about becoming a screenwriter, I can't recomment this book enough!
The notes on 'True Genre' alone are worth the asking price, but the 'Immutable Laws of Screenplay Physics' are also a real eye-opener.
'Save the Cat!' is funny, incisive and enlightening - it is easily up there with the works of Bill Martell, Elliott Grove and Chris Vogler.
I certainly wasn't disappointed and I don't think you will be, either.
The notes on 'True Genre' alone are worth the asking price, but the 'Immutable Laws of Screenplay Physics' are also a real eye-opener.
'Save the Cat!' is funny, incisive and enlightening - it is easily up there with the works of Bill Martell, Elliott Grove and Chris Vogler.
I certainly wasn't disappointed and I don't think you will be, either.
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THE book on screenwriting
This book will not teach you how to come up with amazing ideas and artistic vision. And unless you have the creative drive and desire to write, this book will not make you a... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Biblops
Formulaic but effective screenwriting
The book delivers what you expect.
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Published 5 months ago by Mr. M. Gunston
A wonderful intro to the world of screenwriting for this late starter
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Save the Cat? When is it too late?
Save the Cat! Definitely a book to give courage to people who know that writing is very hard work and that in the business a writer needs all the help they can get! Read more
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It's true. This is a very inspiring book for anyone interested in screenwriting. Very practical and methodical. Especially good for those aiming for Hollywood. Read more
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Good tips, useful background information. However, main focus is on how to write a script that sells. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Susan
Like all good stories!
Like all good stories all the elements in this book have been heard before. the structure is not unique, but it is delivered in a different way. Read more
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Brilliant
I am really surprised this book doesn't have an average of 5 stars. I bought it after it was recommended to me and I am almost ashamed of the extent to which it has helped me with... Read more
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Great Guide
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Tips and tricks for how to sell popcorn
Another book of another egomaniac. ( I was about to write ' pathological narcissist )
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