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In his 20-year career as a screenwriter and producer, Blake Snyder sold dozens of scripts, including co-writing Blank Check, which became a hit for Disney, and Nuclear Family for Steven Spielberg. His book, "Save the Cat!® The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need," was published in May 2005, and is now in its 33rd printing. The sequels, "Save the Cat!® Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told," "Save the Cat!® Strikes Back: More Trouble for Screenwriters to Get Into... And Out Of," and software, "Save the Cat!® The Last Story Structure Software You'll Ever Need," are also bestsellers. Along with guiding screenwriters, novelists, and other creative thinkers, Blake's method has become the secret weapon of many development executives, managers, and producers for its precise, easy, and honest appraisal of what it takes to write and develop stories in any media. Blake was a proud member of the Writers Guild of America, west. He passed away suddenly on August 4, 2009, but he lives on in his films and his books, in the advice that will never grow old, with the spirit that will continue to thrive and inspire. His story resonates with all who loved him, and your stories will resonate thanks to his love for you. Blake's vision continues on his website and in "Save the Cat!® Goes to the Indies: The Screenwriter's Guide to 50 Films from the Masters," written by Salva Rubio and published in April, 2017.

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Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need May 25, 2005

by Blake Snyder

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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!

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Save the Cat Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told Oct 1, 2007

by Blake Snyder

( 192 )

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In the long-awaited sequel to his surprise bestseller, "Save the Cat!," author and screenwriter Snyder returns to form in a fast-paced follow-up that proves why his is the most talked-about approach to screenwriting in years.

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Save the Cat!® Strikes Back Nov 23, 2009

by Blake Snyder

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Blake Snyder, author of Save the Cat! and Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies, has delivered the book countless readers and students have clamored for. Inspired by questions from his workshops, lectures, and emails, Blake listened to you and provides new tips, tactics, and techniques to solve your writing problems and create stories that resonate:

- The 7 warning signs you might have a great idea - or not
- 2 sure-fire templates for can’t-miss loglines
- The difference between structure and formula
- The Transformation Machine that allows you to track your hero’s growth step-by-step
- The 5 questions to keep your story’s spine straight
- The 5-Point Finale to finish any story
- The Save the Cat!® Greenlight Checklist that gets to the heart of every development issue
- The right way to hear notes, deal with problematic producers, and dive into the rewrite with the right attitude
- Why and when an agent will appear
- How to discover the potential for greatness in any story
- How to avoid panic, doubt, and self-recrimination… and what it takes to succeed and dare to achieve your dreams

Get ready to face trouble like a pro… and strike back!

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Save the Cat!® Goes to the Indies: The Screenwriters Guide to 50 Films from the Masters Apr 4, 2017

by Salva Rubio

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In his best-selling book, Save the Cat!® Goes to the Movies, Blake Snyder provided 50 “beat sheets” to 50 films, mostly studio-made. Now his student, screenwriter and novelist Salva Rubio, applies Blake’s principles to 50 independent, auteur, European and cult films (again with 5 beat sheets for each of Blake’s 10 genres).

From international sensations like The Blair Witch Project to promising debuts like Pi, from small films that acquired cult status like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to Euro-blockbusters like The Full Monty, from unexpected gems like Before Sunrise to textbook classics such as The 400 Blows, from Dogville to Drive and Boogie Nights to Cinema Paradiso, here are 50 movies that fit both the “indie” label and Blake Snyder’s 15 beats.

You’ll find works from Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, David Lynch, Roman Polanski, Danny Boyle, David Mamet, Spike Jonze, Charlie Kaufman, Sofia Coppola, Stanley Kubrick, Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, and the Coen Brothers, among other renowned writers and directors.

If you’re a moviegoer, you’ll discover a language to analyze film and understand how filmmakers can effectively reach audiences.

If you’re a writer, this book reveals how those who came before you tackled the same challenges you are facing with the films you want to write.

With these 50 beat sheets, you’ll see how “hitting the beats” creates stories that resonate the world over.

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Save the Cat!® Blake's Blogs: More Information and Inspiration for Writers Aug 26, 2016

by Blake Snyder

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From 2005 until his death in 2009, Blake Snyder wrote his 3 best-selling Save the Cat!® books along with 209 blogs on the Save the Cat!® website. The 112 blog posts in this book have been carefully curated and edited from Blake’s originals. We have selected posts that we believe are timeless, resonating as powerfully today as on the day Blake wrote them. In addition, we’ve created 10 chapters in which we’ve bundled posts according to categories, to simplify your search for the information, encouragement and enthusiasm that were Blake’s hallmarks:

- Ideas and Concepts
- Themes
- Titles and Loglines
- Genres
- Heroes
- Structure
- Dialogue
- The Pitch
- Going Pro
- Inspiration.

Enjoy these meaningful and helpful lessons in screenwriting… and life.

Also included are photos that have never been published.

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¡Salva al gato! (Spanish Edition) Jul 2, 2016

by Blake Snyder

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Blake Snyder, uno de los guionistas de más éxito de Hollywood, ofrece una pintura ágil, divertida y franca de la trastienda de la industria cinematográfica. ¡Salva al gato! hace referencia a una de sus infalibles teorías para lograr que las ideas resulten más atractivas y cualquier guión más satisfactorio y, sobre todo, susceptible de venderse. Se trata de un término acuñado por el propio Snyder en alusión a una escena, absolutamente ineludible, en que el público va a conocer al protagonista de la película por primera vez y éste hace algo entrañable –por ejemplo, salvar al gato- y que involucra irremisiblemente al espectador en la historia y al personaje, una escena que bajo ningún concepto puede faltar en una película. Pero, sobre todo, ¡Salva al gato! muestra las herramientas que todo guionista está obligado a dominar si acaso quiere vender su trabajo. Snyder demuestra, de forma provocadora, que solo es posible vender un guión si el protagonista “salva al gato”.

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Save the cat! [edizione italiana]: Manuale di sceneggiatura (Scrittura creativa Vol. 9) (Italian Edition) Jun 29, 2014

by Blake Snyder , Fabrizio Cristallo

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Save the cat! è il manuale di scrittura per il cinema che a Hollywood tutti hanno letto. Ti spiega come trasformare la tua storia in una sceneggiatura a prova di bomba. Ci trovi: - i quattro elementi per scrivere una logline perfetta - le sette leggi fisiche della sceneggiatura - i 10 generi in cui ogni film può essere catalogato e perché è importante riconoscere a quale categoria appartiene la tua sceneggiatura - in che modo il tuo Eroe deve ubbidire all'Idea del tuo film - come si divide una sceneggiatura in beat - a cosa serve la lavagna quando si sta scrivendo un film - come si correggono gli errori all'interno di una sceneggiatura - come si costruisce una scena "Salva il gatto!" Save the cat! è un manuale per chi vuole imparare il mestiere di sceneggiatore e per chiunque già lavori nel campo cinematografico. Uscito per la prima volta nel 2005 il libro è già stato ristampato 18 volte negli Stati Uniti.

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