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|  | Author: Blake Snyder
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
List Price: $19.95
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Rating:  262 reviews
Sales Rank: 2380
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: illustrated edition
Pages: 195
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.5
ISBN: 1932907009
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.23
EAN: 9781932907001
ASIN: 1932907009
Publication Date: May 25, 2005
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 Great info August 11, 2009
Thomas C. Tucker
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Read this book through and found it to have really useful tips and techniques for pursuing scriptwriting.
Great Book, Great Author August 11, 2009
Matthew B. Murrie (New York, NY)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this book because I wanted to learn how to write a screenplay. There are several books out there that teach this skill, and I've read many of them. Save The Cat did it the best, though. The other great thing about this book is that it not only helps and inspires one to write a screenplay, but it helps one become a better writer in general--screenplay, essay, short story, or novel. It also shows the reader the amount of movie magic that exists before the CGI takes over.
I cannot write a review without mentioning what a great guy the author is, too. Have I met him? No. But, he does include his email address for you to email him your ideas. Now, here's the kicker: he actually responds. Not only did he respond to my email detailing several of my ideas, but he got back to me within the hour and had written more in response than I had written in my initial email. Very impressive.
 Awesome book on screenwriting. August 10, 2009
S. Agosto (Los Angeles, CA USA)
I highly reccomend this book if you are starting to think about writing for film and tv. It's very easy to read but gives you all you need to know about writing for Hollywood. I am sad that the author of the book died recently.
He was a smart man and a great teacher on the matter.
"Save the Cat" will remain a lasting tribute to Blake Snyder (R.I.P.) August 9, 2009
Daniel Calvisi (Hollywood, CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Many of you probably know that Blake Snyder died suddenly this week of a heart attack. Shocking and tragic, especially for those of us in the screenwriting community who respected him as a guru. I just wanted to give a more timely thumbs-up here to Blake's book/s to add to the many existing pos reviews, as his book will no doubt be his lasting legacy, rather than his produced films or history as a top-selling screenwriter. "Save the Cat" may not directly address the genres *I* happen to write in (thrillers and adult comedies), but rather focuses on high-concept family films, but its re-interpretation of modern screenplay FORM (not "formula") applies to any genre and made an immediate impression on the industry when it first came out. This was the only book in recent years that I would recommend to my students and fellow screenwriters as it was so accessible and so focused on what REALLY is important about the modern screenplay that has any chance of raising eyebrows in Hollywood. It truly is incredibly competitive in the spec script marketplace here in L.A., especially now as the studios are slashing development budgets and buying less original screenplays, and I lost count of the number of times I've heard an exec or rep say "good script but I can't sell it." So if you want to get your foot in the door with major commercial movies (and many don't; you can go the independent route and that's great, too) then your concept and logline are SO important and you need to back that up with crisp pacing and strong, surprising story beats. And as the title stresses, a Protagonist whom we actually LIKE, as opposed to the popular "anti-heroes" of today that are despicable people and turn us off from the first scene (which is not the true definition of anti-hero, btw). This is a must buy, and a tribute to Blake Snyder's intelligence and wit.
A Good Down to Earth Guide July 15, 2009
Robert J. Gabourie (San Diego, CA United States)
Very straight forward. If you watch movies you will instantly see the things he talks about. This and "How to Write a Damn Good Novel" are my favorite books on writing.
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