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Save the cat! : the last book on screenwriting you'll ever need, Blake Snyder

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"One of Hollywood's most successful spec screenwriters 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 - and saleable. 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."--Jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xvi, 195 pages
Contents
  • Foreword : The official stamp of approval of the Save the cat method from Sheila Hanahan Taylor
  • Introduction : Why another screenwriting book? ; Some background on the author and the reason for the book ; And what does the phrase "Save the cat" mean anyway?
  • What is it? : The importance of "the idea" ; What is a "logline" and what are the four requirements to creating a better one? ; What is "high concept" and why is it still relevant? ; Test pitching your movie for fun and profit ; Plus five games to jump-start your idea-creating skills
  • Give me the same thing ... only different! : All about genre ; The 10 genres that every movie ever made can be categorized by ; How genre is important to you and your movie ; Plus ways to peg every movie's type
  • It's about a guy who ... : The subject is the hero ; Why the hero must serve the idea; How to adjust the hero to make your movie idea work better ; The myth of casting your movie ; Jungian archetypes and why we need 'em
  • Let's beat it out! : The beats of a movie as defined by the official "Blake Snyder beat sheet" a.k.a. the BS2 ; An in-depth discussion of each of the 15 beats found in a successful movie as found in the BS2 ; How the beats apply to Miss Congeniality
  • Building the perfect beast : Putting it up on the board ; Sectioning off four horizontal row, one for each section of the movie ; 40 index cards and 40 only? ; Troubleshooting based on the layout ; How a screenplay is like a business plan and how you can create one that sells
  • The immutable laws of screenplay physics : Common sense rules of screenwriting based on experience in the trenches of Hollywood, such as, Save the Cat, The Pope in the pool, Double mumbo jumbo, Laying pipe, Too much marzipan a.k.a. Black vet, Watch out for that glacier!, and Covenant of the Arc
  • What's wrong with this picture? : Despite everything, you've written 110 pages of nada ; How to get back on track by using 6 fast double-checks on your work: The hero leads; Make the bad guy badder; Turn, turn, turn; The emotional color wheel; "Hi how are you I'm fine"; Take a step back: all ironclad and proven rules for script repair
  • Final fade in : Before you send your script out, how can you smooth the way? ; Marketing ideas for both the newbie and the established professional that will help you get your script sold and made ; Plus personal examples
  • Glossary : From A to Z, a review of every slangy STC expression and Hollywood-inside-the-310-area-code term
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9781932907001
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Save the cat! : the last book on screenwriting you'll ever need
Title
Save the cat!
Title remainder
the last book on screenwriting you'll ever need
Statement of responsibility
Blake Snyder
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Last book on screenwriting you'll ever need
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"One of Hollywood's most successful spec screenwriters 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 - and saleable. 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."--Jacket
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1957-2009
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Snyder, Blake
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808.2/3
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illustrations
Index
no index present
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non fiction
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Save the cat! : the last book on screenwriting you'll ever need, Blake Snyder
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Contents
Foreword : The official stamp of approval of the Save the cat method from Sheila Hanahan Taylor -- Introduction : Why another screenwriting book? ; Some background on the author and the reason for the book ; And what does the phrase "Save the cat" mean anyway? -- What is it? : The importance of "the idea" ; What is a "logline" and what are the four requirements to creating a better one? ; What is "high concept" and why is it still relevant? ; Test pitching your movie for fun and profit ; Plus five games to jump-start your idea-creating skills -- Give me the same thing ... only different! : All about genre ; The 10 genres that every movie ever made can be categorized by ; How genre is important to you and your movie ; Plus ways to peg every movie's type -- It's about a guy who ... : The subject is the hero ; Why the hero must serve the idea; How to adjust the hero to make your movie idea work better ; The myth of casting your movie ; Jungian archetypes and why we need 'em -- Let's beat it out! : The beats of a movie as defined by the official "Blake Snyder beat sheet" a.k.a. the BS2 ; An in-depth discussion of each of the 15 beats found in a successful movie as found in the BS2 ; How the beats apply to Miss Congeniality -- Building the perfect beast : Putting it up on the board ; Sectioning off four horizontal row, one for each section of the movie ; 40 index cards and 40 only? ; Troubleshooting based on the layout ; How a screenplay is like a business plan and how you can create one that sells -- The immutable laws of screenplay physics : Common sense rules of screenwriting based on experience in the trenches of Hollywood, such as, Save the Cat, The Pope in the pool, Double mumbo jumbo, Laying pipe, Too much marzipan a.k.a. Black vet, Watch out for that glacier!, and Covenant of the Arc -- What's wrong with this picture? : Despite everything, you've written 110 pages of nada ; How to get back on track by using 6 fast double-checks on your work: The hero leads; Make the bad guy badder; Turn, turn, turn; The emotional color wheel; "Hi how are you I'm fine"; Take a step back: all ironclad and proven rules for script repair -- Final fade in : Before you send your script out, how can you smooth the way? ; Marketing ideas for both the newbie and the established professional that will help you get your script sold and made ; Plus personal examples -- Glossary : From A to Z, a review of every slangy STC expression and Hollywood-inside-the-310-area-code term
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ocm55095993
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
xvi, 195 pages
Isbn
9781932907001
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2004009134
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  • n
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9781932907001
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illustrations
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(OCoLC)55095993
Label
Save the cat! : the last book on screenwriting you'll ever need, Blake Snyder
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Foreword : The official stamp of approval of the Save the cat method from Sheila Hanahan Taylor -- Introduction : Why another screenwriting book? ; Some background on the author and the reason for the book ; And what does the phrase "Save the cat" mean anyway? -- What is it? : The importance of "the idea" ; What is a "logline" and what are the four requirements to creating a better one? ; What is "high concept" and why is it still relevant? ; Test pitching your movie for fun and profit ; Plus five games to jump-start your idea-creating skills -- Give me the same thing ... only different! : All about genre ; The 10 genres that every movie ever made can be categorized by ; How genre is important to you and your movie ; Plus ways to peg every movie's type -- It's about a guy who ... : The subject is the hero ; Why the hero must serve the idea; How to adjust the hero to make your movie idea work better ; The myth of casting your movie ; Jungian archetypes and why we need 'em -- Let's beat it out! : The beats of a movie as defined by the official "Blake Snyder beat sheet" a.k.a. the BS2 ; An in-depth discussion of each of the 15 beats found in a successful movie as found in the BS2 ; How the beats apply to Miss Congeniality -- Building the perfect beast : Putting it up on the board ; Sectioning off four horizontal row, one for each section of the movie ; 40 index cards and 40 only? ; Troubleshooting based on the layout ; How a screenplay is like a business plan and how you can create one that sells -- The immutable laws of screenplay physics : Common sense rules of screenwriting based on experience in the trenches of Hollywood, such as, Save the Cat, The Pope in the pool, Double mumbo jumbo, Laying pipe, Too much marzipan a.k.a. Black vet, Watch out for that glacier!, and Covenant of the Arc -- What's wrong with this picture? : Despite everything, you've written 110 pages of nada ; How to get back on track by using 6 fast double-checks on your work: The hero leads; Make the bad guy badder; Turn, turn, turn; The emotional color wheel; "Hi how are you I'm fine"; Take a step back: all ironclad and proven rules for script repair -- Final fade in : Before you send your script out, how can you smooth the way? ; Marketing ideas for both the newbie and the established professional that will help you get your script sold and made ; Plus personal examples -- Glossary : From A to Z, a review of every slangy STC expression and Hollywood-inside-the-310-area-code term
Control code
ocm55095993
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
xvi, 195 pages
Isbn
9781932907001
Lccn
2004009134
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
9781932907001
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)55095993

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