One Year Later – A Gift for You
Our world changed last August 4, when Blake Snyder passed away. Since that dreary day, your support to keep his vision alive has been inspiring — and our future is bright. In May, 2008, Blake was interviewed by Robin Mizell for an article she was writing...
Blake’s “Second Take” on Christopher Nolan’s “Memento”
If there’s a single section in Save the Cat! that riles up readers, it’s Blake’s comments on Memento. Boy, did he get emails about that! As time wore on, Blake solidified his opinions about the film and what he wanted to say about it in...
The STC! Beat Sheet Challenge Is On!
Meow! The Cats have been in their den, pouring over the Beat Sheet Challenge nominees. What a great group of suggestions! “Chinatown,” “Annie Hall,” “Sunset Boulevard”… the list goes on and on! However, we must narrow it down. And that’s what challenged us. Ladies and...
And Now for Something Completely Different…
No, we’re not going to try to sell you a dead parrot, nor will we demand that you execute a series of silly walks! We have been, however, struck with spring fever — we’re footloose and fancy-free — and thought that there was no better...
How the Dragon Really Got Trained
DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon opened across the country on March 26. It was co-written and co-directed by Dean DeBlois. Variety’s review of the film states: “DreamWorks Animation tries a new tack, embracing sincerity over satire, with How to Train Your Dragon, a...
The Final Save the Cat! Logline Challenge of 2009! And the Winner Is…
We love this season! It’s really the best time of the year. It doesn’t take much to put us in that holiday mood. All we need is a Christmas carol, some Yuletide décor, and of course, 621 loglines from our STC! Holiday Logline Contest. A big HO, HO,...
The Final Save the Cat! Logline Challenge of 2009!
Run — don’t walk — to your keyboards and enter the final Save the Cat!® Logline Contest of 2009! Let’s end this year with a big meow! All of you Cats are invited to join STC!‘s final contest for the year. To enter, use the...
The Promise of the Premise
Cat! Jose Silerio scouted this past weekend’s new releases. I couldn’t make up my mind what movie to watch over the weekend: a $200 million disaster movie that critics hated, or a low-budget movie that critics adored and happens to be written and directed by...
Your Sneak Peek at Blake’s Third Book
Save the Cat!® Strikes Back: More Trouble for Screenwriters to Get Into… and Out Of will be published before Thanksgiving. Here’s the back cover copy, plus a complete chapter that you can download now: Blake Snyder has delivered the book countless readers and students have...
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