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Newly Discovered Blake Snyder Audio: The Importance of Concept and Idea
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In this podcast, Blake Snyder talks about the importance of concept, idea generation, how to harness your imagination, and how to write outstanding loglines . The post Newly Discovered Blake Snyder Audio: The Importance of Concept and Idea appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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Best of Blake! Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Explains His Genres
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The components of his story types The post Best of Blake! Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Explains His Genres appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC
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Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder on Your Pitch and Logline
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In this podcast, Blake Snyder discusses your idea -- and how to express it in an effective pitch and logline The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder on Your Pitch and Logline appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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Master Cat Naomi Beaty shows how movies of any type can share a basic structure and still engage audiences with new, interesting ideas. The post Embrace the Beats! appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC
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We help you take a closer look at your story ideas. The post How Do You Choose Your Story’s Genre? appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC
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3 Valuable Lessons from Our Script Challenge
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Master Cat Naomi Beaty reveals 3 things script readers look for. The post 3 Valuable Lessons from Our Script Challenge appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC
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Discover many ways you can integrate the beat sheet into your writing process. The post When Do You Use the Beat Sheet? appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC
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How Does the Catalyst Beat Vary According to Genre?
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Each of Blake Snyder's 10 genres have distinctive catalysts. The post How Does the Catalyst Beat Vary According to Genre? appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC
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What do you, the writer, need to know? The post The Finale Beat appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC
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The Catalyst, Break into Two, and Break into Three story beats The post The Last 3 Pillar Beats appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC
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Opening Image, Midpoint, and Final Image The post The First 3 Pillar Beats appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC
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Master Cat Naomi Beaty shares strategies that can help you develop your beat sheet in a way that works for you. The post In What Order Should You Write Your Beats? appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC
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When Is a Beat a Scene vs. a Section of Your Script?
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You need to understand the proportions of your story beats to create a foundation that truly resonates with readers and audiences. The post When Is a Beat a Scene vs. a Section of Your Script? appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC
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Ask moral questions. The post Why Stakes Should Be Primal appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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Answers to a challenging question The post Can Your Antagonist Switch Sides? appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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What is your theme's purpose? The post When Should You Know Your Theme? appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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Naomi Beaty shows how you can create an arc. The post Which Beat Is the Most Critical to Your Protagonist’s Transformation? appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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How to use the story beat to crack your own story. The post The All Is Lost Beat Test appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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The writer of Kubo and the Two Strings on creativity and the writing process. The post An Interview with Screenwriter Marc Haimes appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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Defining transformation. The post Does Your Hero Have to Transform? appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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How to use Blake Snyder's 10 genres to develop your story. The post Choosing Your Genre appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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How and when you use this beat. The post Your Theme Stated appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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The purpose of your B Story and your B Story Character. The post Save the Cat!® Podcats: Your B Story appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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The foundation of both your story and your hero's emotional needs. The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: Your First Ten Pages appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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Bad Guys Close In and more The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Explains His Story Beats – Part Three appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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Fun & Games and the Midpoint The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Explains His Story Beats – Part Two appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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The first seven beats The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Explains His Story Beats – Part One appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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The thesis world of Act One vs. the upside-down world of Act Two The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder on Tootsie appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder on Theme Stated and the Beats of Blank Check
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The first of newly discovered Blake Snyder audios The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder on Theme Stated and the Beats of Blank Check appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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The writer delivers a perfect Set-up. The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: How Wes Anderson Creates a Unique World in The Grand Budapest Hotel appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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A strong "High Tower Surprise"! The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Five-Point Finale of Whiplash appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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The genre of this Academy Award® winner is Rites of Passage. The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: Birdman and Its Genre appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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An excellent example of the Institutionalized genre. The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: This Is Where I Leave You and the Institutionalized Genre appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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When you need that extra push. The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Double Bump Catalyst of Big Hero 6 appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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How different should your Act Two world be? The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: What Makes Your “Upside-Down World” Work? appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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A goal is crucial. The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: Why You Need a Tangible Goal for Your Hero appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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A conversation about heroes. The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: Does Change Have to Be Transformation? appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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What is your antagonist's goal? The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Bad Guys Close In Beat appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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What are your hero's needs? The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: How to Handle Your Hero’s Wants & Needs appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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What's the right halfway point for your story? What is the signal that the Fun and Games are over? The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: How to Make Your Midpoint Masterful appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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Can the sequence of the beats be changed? The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: Moving the Beats appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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Discover a way to raise the stakes for your hero. The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Power of Value-Added Tension appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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How characters can resonate. The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Theme Stated Beat of Little Miss Sunshine appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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How set-ups can really pay off. The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Bad Guys Close In Beat of Nebraska appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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Master Cat! Jose Silerio shows how the Opening and Final Images in this year’s Best Animated Picture Oscar® winner do exactly what they should, contrasting the world at the beginning of the story with the world at the end, and emphasizing the transformation of the... The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Opening and Final Image Beats of Frozen appea…
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Master Cat! Jose Silerio shows how the Debate beat in this year’s Best Picture Oscar® winner does exactly what it should, setting up the Theme Stated and telling the audience what this story is about: how Solomon Northrup will live… and not just merely survive. Listen... The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Debate Beat in 12 Years a Slave appeared …
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Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Phones into Will Akers’ Screenwriting Class at Vanderbilt
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Blake talks to the students of Will Akers (Your Screenplay Sucks) in this invigorating breakdown of The Verdict (writer: David Mamet; director: Sidney Lumet) — including the role of the B Story and Theme Stated in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, and the necessary balance of protagonist and nemesis —... The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder …
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Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Interviewed by Robin Mizell
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Blake Snyder talks about storytelling, screenwriting, empowering writers — and transformation — in this in-depth conversation with Robin Mizell about his 3 books. The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Interviewed by Robin Mizell appeared first on Save the Cat!®.By Blake Snyder Enterprises
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