Save the Cat!® Screenplay Challenge Top 25 Announced
Thanks to all participants in this year’s Challenge! We have seen such quality storytelling, identifying the Top 25 was not an easy task. Congratulations to all of those who have submitted and all the storytellers who have made it to the next round. Stay…
Save the Cat!® Goes Anime with Netflix
Introducing the Netflix Anime YouTube series, Save the Cat! Goes Anime, co-produced by Save the Cat! and Netflix, designed to provide tools to the next generation anime creators, helping them find and develop their stories.
Next Gen Anime Writers Find Their Voice with Save the Cat!®
As the anime fanbase spreads, becoming increasingly connected through their passion for the shows and characters, it’s natural that these fans want to embrace their love of the art and share it with the world. For many, this includes sharing their own creations. That’s where…
How to Write Your Attention-Getting Pilot
Jamie Nash, author of Save the Cat! Writes for TV, lists and explains everything you need in your TV pilot.
Working with Blake Snyder: BJ Markel’s StoryBeat Podcast
In this interview with StoryBeat’s Steve Cuden, Save the Cat! Cofounder and CEO BJ Markel talks about his times with Blake, along with his early years as a film acquisitions exec and his 20 years at Disney.
Revise Your Screenplay or Novel Surgically with a Beat Sheet
How your B Story and Theme Stated beats intertwine to give your story meaning.
Godzilla vs. Kong Beat Sheet
See the 15 Blake Snyder story beats of the international blockbuster.
Soul Beat Sheet
See the 15 Save the Cat! story beats of the Disney Pixar film, Soul.
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.
How Save the Cat!® Helped Me Write and Revise My Dual POV Novel
How author Robin Reul used Blake Snyder’s 15 story beats for both major characters in her new novel, Where the Road Leads Us.
