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About the Beats, Software Secrets

Save the Cat!® Software 4.0 Video Tutorials

BJ Markel, October 23, 2019 2 1 min read 6395

Save the Cat!® Software 4.0 Video Tutorials

Video 1: Getting Started

Video 2: Loglines

Video 3: Beat Sheets

Video 4: The Board

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BJ Markel

BJ Markel first worked with Blake Snyder in 1986. He edited Blake's three Save the Cat! books and co-founded Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC with Blake in 2005. In his other life, BJ worked in video acquisitions and entertainment marketing, including 20 years at the Walt Disney Company.

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Ozzie Logozzo

Is there a manual on how to use the iOS version of the software?

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1. BJ
  
  Hi Ozzie,
  
  There’s a user guide and links to how-to videos under Help — there are also links to the videos on our site.
  
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