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Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need |
Author: Blake Snyder
Published: 2005-05-25 |
List price: $19.95
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 Title Says It All
As Blake describes in his book, most Screenwirters are "bullheaded". I was very "bullheaded" when I first started to write my screenplay. I felt that picking up any book would have been good enough to teach me how to write a screenplay. I was wrong. I read two instructional books before picking up Save The Cat. The other two books put me to sleep and were more about selling your script than anything else. Save The Cat is in its own hemisphere, it teaches you how to write a screenplay the proper way.
The book has made me very frustrated because it works. The book does what it should do, it makes you think hard and makes you put in hard work. Blake makes you think about improving characters, scenes, structure, openings, endings, verbiage, etc. He makes sure you do not get lost in your own bubble and instead, strengthens your skill set. Blake does not just instruct, but coaches you along your screenplay. At the end of each chapter, there are helpful exercises that you can work on to improve your writing. It is like a Football coach making his players run sprints. He makes you work hard and in the end, the hard work pays off.
This is the last book you will need to pick up. Thanks to this book, I have gone back a dozen times just on my first 25 pages. Otherwise, I would have been a "bullhead" and was satisfied with "My" sceenplay.
I was told a long time ago, that in order to be the best, learn from the best. Learn from someone who has had success. Blake has been successful and openly expresses all the strategies you need to know to write a great screenplay.
Get this book!
 For NOT thinking outside of the box
If a mindless studio movie is what you want to write, and money is your goal, then this book is for you. If you want to be an artist, you would be better off looking elsewhere. And that's not necessarily a shot at the author. Many people are in it for the money. Personally, I would rather write a great movie that will really move people one way or the other. All you have to know about the author is that he trashes an amazingly written film like "Memento" for not making any money, yet triumphs such non-classics as "Legally Blonde" and "Miss Congeniality" because they did make money. I'm pretty sure that 20 years from now people will be talking about Memento and not the other two, no matter how much money they made. But I guess that's what should be expected from somebody who proudly says that he wrote "Stop, Or My Mom Will Shoot".
Excellent Book!
Blake Snyder made screenwritting so easy and fun to do. Any first time or seasoned writer will find this book useful.
simply put: a MUST READ
I have read a vast number of screenwriting tutorials, STC! is far and away the best. Anybody who is remotely serious about screenwriting should read this book -- and have it by their side while writing.
I'm preparing for my next screenplay, and I'm following Blake's guidelines to the letter. I'm extremely anxious to see how this script will be perceived in the marketplace. I always send my scripts in for coverage service, and this will be an interesting test. Will the editor/reader applaud my structure? I have a feeling he/she will.
Blake is entirely genuine and entertaining. While he tells us about the necessities for a powerful screenplay, he addresses the little curiosities we all have about the life of a screenwriter in Hollywood. I love it!
I'm looking forward to reading the sequel...STC2! :)
My humble opinion: you simply cannot be serious about screenwriting if you are unwilling to shell out a few bucks to get fresh, credentialed, industry advice.
BUY THE BOOK!
Clear and To the Point
The book is clear and to the point dealing with screenwriting. The only problem I have, as someone completely new to the subject, is that I don't know the format for actually writing a screenplay. So, regardless of this treasure trove of information on writing a good screenplay, i'll most likely need another book to learn the screenplay typing format. This was an extremely fast read, and very entertaining and honest.
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