Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need Paperback - 2005
by Blake Snyder
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Readers describe it as a brisk, highly accessible primer on Hollywood story structure, especially useful for beginners and for shaping pitches, with memorable tools like the beat sheet, loglines, and the “save the cat” moment. Many find its practical checklists helpful across media, including novels. Critics argue the rigid, page-specific formulas foster safe, market-driven, cookie-cutter storytelling and feel dated. The author’s snarky tone, thin filmography, and dismissive takes on unconventional films also divide opinion. Overall, it’s seen as a useful starting tool rather than a definitive guide to craft.
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- Title Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
- Author Blake Snyder
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 195
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Michael Wiese Productions, Studio City, California
- Publication date 2005-05-25
- Features Glossary, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781932907001 / 1932907009
- Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 5.98 x 0.47 in (22.61 x 15.19 x 1.19 cm)
- Category Pop Arts / Pop Culture
- Library of Congress subjects Motion picture authorship, Motion picture plays - Technique
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2004009134
- Dewey Decimal Code 808.23
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