Mank: The Hollywood Fool and His Fun and Games
nderstand how the film “Mank” fits the Save the Cat! Fool Triumphant genre, while “Citizen Kane” is a Superhero.
Singing, Dancing, and Flamethrowing: The Parallels Between Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood and La La Land
Blake Snyder’s methods of investigating narrative never fail to illuminate fundamental laws of storytelling.
“Welcome Home” (Homepod Ad by Spike Jonze) Beat Sheet
Watch this brilliant 4-minute piece.
Poetry As Storytelling – An STC! Analysis of Billy Collins’ Forgetfulness
See how a poem hits the beats.
The Macrocosm in the Microcosm: LA LA LAND’s Opening Number
A glimpse of 7 beats.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) Beat Sheet
A perfect Rites of Passage
How the Cat Saved the Dragon
Dean DeBlois talks about Blake Snyder’s influence on his process.
Inside Llewyn Davis Beat Sheet
Thanks to Tom Reed for this brilliant analysis, available as a downloadable pdf.
The Save the Cat! Interview: Gaz Alazraki, Writer/Director of Nosotros Los Nobles
Last week’s blog from screenwriter/director Gaz Alazraki generated a lot of interest in hearing more about the process of creating a box office record-setting feature film, especially one that so consciously employed STC! principles. Master Cat! Tom Reed sat down with Gaz to examine his methodology.
Paperman Beat Sheet
Breaking down the winner of the Oscar® for Best Short Film — Animated.
