Jose Silerio
José Silerio, a screenwriter who served as Blake Snyder’s Development Director, has been integral to the success of Blake’s workshops and classes as he worked alongside Blake schooling writers in the Cat! method. “José is my right-hand man when it comes to script consultations.”– Blake Snyder, Save the Cat!® Strikes Back – More Trouble for Writers to Get Into… and Out Of.
Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Power of Value-Added Tension
Discover a way to raise the stakes for your hero.
Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Opening and Final Image Beats of Dallas Buyers Club
If the Opening and Final Images show the true transformation of a hero, the story will really resonate. A powerful example comes from Jean-Marc Vallée’s fact-based drama, Dallas Buyers Club, and the changes we see in Ron Woodroof as played by Oscar®-winning Best Actor Matthew McConaughey....
Save the Cat!® Podcast: What Is the Genre of Captain America: The Winter Soldier?
Can a Superhero be in a Whydunit… and if so, why? That’s the question Master Cat! Jose Silerio tackles in this podcast that considers what makes this big box-office hit resonate. Listen to Jose and Guy Thompson talk about Blake Snyder’s genres and this Marvel-ous...
Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Opening and Final Image Beats of Frozen
Master Cat! Jose Silerio shows how the Opening and Final Images in this year’s Best Animated Picture Oscar® winner do exactly what they should, contrasting the world at the beginning of the story with the world at the end, and emphasizing the transformation of the...
Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Debate Beat in 12 Years a Slave
Master Cat! Jose Silerio shows how the Debate beat in this year’s Best Picture Oscar® winner does exactly what it should, setting up the Theme Stated and telling the audience what this story is about: how Solomon Northrup will live… and not just merely survive. Listen...
Save the Cat!® Podcast: Genre and Gravity
Master Cat! Jose Silerio shows how Gravity is a Dude(tte) with a Problem — and how knowing the genre of your story can help you write it — in this discussion with Guy Thompson .
Experiencing, Inspiring, and Connecting at the London Screenwriters Festival
José Silerio reports after his recent teaching gig in London: Several weeks ago I had the privilege to teach a couple of Save the Cat!® classes at the London Screenwriters Festival, which hosted the Great British PitchFest as well. This was my first time in London...
Why Bad Guys DON’T Close In
José Silerio served as Blake Snyder’s Development Director. He has been integral to the success of Blake’s workshops and classes as he worked alongside Blake schooling writers in the Cat! method. As a teacher and consultant, José continues to help numerous writers learn Blake’s paradigm...
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