Screenwriting Basics #1: A Save the Cat!® Course
Learn by example: A crash course breaking down 3 screenplays with the Save the Cat! method, so you can write your story
Description
Welcome
Thanks to you, Save the Cat! continues to be the #1-selling set of books on both screenwriting and novel writing. Founded in 2005 by screenwriter Blake Snyder, and later adapted by novelist Jessica Brody and writer Jamie Nash, the Save the Cat! principles represent the standards by which working writers, studio executives, publishers, and entertainment professionals develop and evaluate scripts and manuscripts.
Now we have created a set of online classes designed to simplify the complexities of storytelling. The Save the Cat! online courses take you step by step through the Save the Cat! methodology to help you discover, organize, and tighten your story.
As the late great Blake Snyder said, ““The worst thing that can happen in screenwriting is not to finish. Half-written screenplays never sell!”
Let’s help start and finish your story.
What You'll Learn
Learn the key elements and purpose of each of Blake Snyder's 15 story beats, as illustrated by 3 acclaimed films:
the Marvel blockbuster BLACK PANTHER
Disney's animated COCO
the indie LADY BIRD
In 15 short videos, one for each story beat, you'll see how the writers structured their very different stories in a very similar fashion.
This Course Includes
15 videos—one for each of Blake Snyder's 15 story beats
a downloadable PDF of the Crash Course's Essential Vocabulary, including Promise of the Premise, Stasis = Death, the Moment of Clarity, and much more
What You Will Learn!
- Learn the basics of storytelling from the world's most popular storytelling method, Save the Cat!
Who Should Attend!
- screenwriters
- novelists
- playwrights