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Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.23
EAN: 9781932907001
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 1932907009
Label: Michael Wiese Productions
Manufacturer: Michael Wiese Productions
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 216
Publication Date: May 25, 2005
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
Studio: Michael Wiese Productions
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Editorial Review:
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!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A must for anyone interested in the industry.
This book was recommended to me by a pro-screen writer who has several significant screen credits to his name. From the first chapter I was hooked. It completely makes sense. I am a believer.
Rating: - The ever elusive Second act... is here
If you are a seasoned "reader" of screenwriting books, you must have noticed something: every author mentions the difficulty on writing a good second act. But they don't tell you how to write one.
Blake does. Every page in this book is valuable for one reason or another, but le'me tell you: You ain'gonna find how to write a good second act in any other book.
And, as you may know for now, the second act IS the movie...
Rating: - Yes, this is the book you want.
This is the book. You want to understand movies? You want a foundation to write a screenplay? You want fun in doing it? You want a great read>
This is the book.
Rating:  - A good book, but I'd take the advice with a grain of salt
"Save the Cat" is essentially a guide to writing mainstream American-style movies. It provides common-sense advice, the sort of stuff you don't think of in spite of the fact that it's glaringly obvious, and this advice is presented in a conversational, easy to follow manner. I enjoyed reading this book and I think it will help me. However, as with any writing book, I will be taking the advice with a grain of salt.
My greatest reservations about this book are with regards to the chapter ... Read More
Rating: - An Amazing Find!
After spending enormous amounts of time in the screenwriting section of many bookstores and libraries, Save the Cat was the first book I came across that I actually found helpful! Most of the books I had tried before that droned on and one about the basics of how to write a story. These other books assumed that I didn't know what an antagonist or protagonist was. I wanted a book that went beyond "teaching me to write" and instead helped make my writing better - and this is exactly what Save the Cat did! ... Read More
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