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SAVE THE CAT!
The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need
BLAKESNYDER
FOREWORD
The official stamp of approval of the Save the Cat methodfrom Sheila Hanahan Taylor, producer and development executivefor Zide/Perry (
American Pie
,
Final Destination
,
Hellboy
)
INTRODUCTION
Why another screenwriting book? — Some backgroundon the author and the reason for the book — And what does thephrase “Save the Cat” mean anyway?
CHAPTER ONE: WHAT IS IT?
The importance of “the idea” — What is a “logline” and what are the four requirements to creating a better one? — Whatis “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.
CHAPTER TWO: GIVE ME THE SAME THING...ONLY DIFFERENT!
All about genre — The 10 genres that every movie ever made canbe categorized by — How genre is important to you and yourmovie — Plus ways to peg every movie’s type.
CHAPTER THREE: IT’S ABOUT A GUY WHO...
The subject is the hero — Why the hero must serve theidea — How to adjust the hero to make your movie idea work better — The myth of casting your movie — Jungian archetypesand why we need ‘em.
CHAPTER FOUR: LET’S BEAT IT OUT!
The beats of a movie as defined by the official “BlakeSnyder 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 theBS2 — How the beats apply to
Miss Congeniality
.
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
CHAPTER FIVE: BUILDING THE PERFECT BEAST
Putting it up on the board — Sectioning off four horizontalrows, one for each section of the movie — 40 index cards and 40 only! — Troubleshooting based on the layout — How a screenplay is like abusiness plan and how you can create one that sells
.
CHAPTER SIX: THE IMMUTABLE LAWS OFSCREENPLAY PHYSICS
Common sense rules of screenwriting based on experience in thetrenches of Hollywood, such as:
Save the Cat
,
The Pope in the Pool
,
DoubleMumbo Jumbo
,
Laying Pipe
,
Too Much Marzipan
a.k.a.
Black Vet
,
WatchOut for That Glacier!
, a
nd
Covenant of the Arc
.
CHAPTER SEVEN: WHAT’S WRONG WITHTHIS 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 provenrules for script repair.
CHAPTER EIGHT: FINAL FADE IN
Before you send your script out, how can you smooth the way? — Marketing ideas for both the newbie and the establishedprofessional that will help you get your script sold and made — Pluspersonal examples.
GLOSSARY
From A to Z, a review of every slangy STC expression andHollywood-inside-the-310-area-code term.
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