Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told

Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told
by Blake Snyder

Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told
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Author: Blake Snyder
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-01
ISBN: 1932907351
Number of pages: 287
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions

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Book Review: I'd been ooking for THIS book
Summary: 5 Stars

Save The Cat is a pretty good book on writing, I've read many on the subject, but none has ever been as enjoyable to read as this one, I strongly recommend this book.

Summary of Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told

In the long-awaited sequel to his surprise bestseller, Save the Cat!, author and screenwriter Blake Snyder returns to form in a fast-paced follow-up that proves why his is the most talked-about approach to screenwriting in years. In the perfect companion piece to his first book, Snyder delivers even more insider's information gleaned from a 20-year track record as ?one of Hollywood's most successful spec screenwriters, ? giving you the clues to write your movie. Designed for screenwriters, novelists, and movie fans, this book gives readers the key breakdowns of the 50 most instructional movies from the past 30 years. From M*A*S*H to Crash, from Alien to Saw, from 10 to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Snyder reveals how screenwriters who came before you tackled the same challenges you are facing with the film you want to write ? or the one you are currently working on.

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