Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies
The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told

This is a companion for the book, Save the Cat, the Last Book on Screenwriting You Will Ever Need and it basically goes through several movies to prove the author's assertion that you have to include the plot elements he outlined and they have to be in the exact place he said they should be in order......more

This is a pretty good read and an interesting take on the "how to write screenplays" genre that seems to be flooding the market. It's not perfect, but it does kind of rewire a person's brain in how to look at movies and your scripts in a different light. I'm very cautious reading any of these types......more

Essential if you like the first book, Save the Cat. I didn't read every page in the book because I haven't seen many of these movies! (I'm a better reader than watcher and I've missed a lot of classic movies.) But I read all the section intros and those movies that I had read. This is the sort of bo......more

Me gustan las enseñanzas y estructuras básicas que ofrece el libro y elementos útiles de implementar en tus historias. Aunque sobre todo escribo mis partidas de rol pero bueno, algo podré hacer con esto.......more

When I realized this book was primarily synopses of 50 movies, half of which I'd never seen, I didn't expect to read the book cover to cover. At best, I hoped to use it as a reference. Blake Snyder's entertaining writing style and the way in which he categorizes story plots is like nothing I've ever......more