I’m a writer, having dabbled in short stories, poetry and novel writing, but theatre and screenplay is new to me.
So I thought I would try out Save The Cat, and hope I could glean something for my writing. The Save the Cat! movement started a book by Blake Snyder: Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need. The basic premise is that the hero of the story must make viewers like him and root for him.
The software is based on the structure discussed in the Save the Cat! Books and has the boards, beat sheets, and loglines sections. With over 3.25 hours of exclusive, original video production, this brand new Save the Cat! Online Storytelling Course teaches you how to plot a hero’s transformation.
Sadly I’m not a video learner, and the videos average at about 30-45 minutes long. I confess I skipped through the videos to get to the worksheets where the same information is laid out in print.
All of the examples were big Hollywood blockbusters rather than independent films, which I would have liked to have seen more of
The layout, structure and stages of the course were well set out and presented. The pace at which it was presented was steady and clear. I’m sure screen writers and video learners will get a lot from it.
And I’ve learned how important is to plot, and not be such a pantser.
Thanks to Justin Brown for his help with this one.