About this title: This ultimate insider's guide reveals the secrets that none dare admit, told by a show biz veteran who's proven that you can sell your script if you can save the cat!
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
Date Published: 2005-05-25
ISBN-13:9781932907001ISBN:1932907009
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781932907001. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781932907001ISBN:1932907009
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
"Here is a review since I have several writer friends hooked up with me here who might want to know (wait no longer Roxy!) Pro: It does give some good ideas for structure, and makes me want to read more about screenwriting. I can see how it can help a person like me who is all over the place set up some firm guidelines and actually, possibly finish a book. In fact, it makes it look kind of easy. Cons: 1)I am not writing a movie. This is very specific to an exact 110 page screenplay. The structure must be tweaked and quite loosely applied to a novel. 2) This book is better (for both screenwriters and novelists) if you do not already have a complete work written before you apply this process. This would be great to start something fresh. But I'm finding it to be really hard to apply to my own story, and I'm not sure if I should. Need to read a few more screenwriting books first. Sorry so long. Also, he has some good insights that I'd not heard before and a wonderful list of nine problem areas to check if your story is "broken", things to fix any problem supposedly. Pretty good stuff."
"This is a great book on writing. When Blake Snyder visited our RWA group a few months ago, I thought another book on writing was the last thing I needed. But he totally won me over with his method, insight and infectious optimism. Sadly, I just learned that he passed away unexpectedly yesterday. This is truly a tragic loss to the writing community."
"It seems that every time I study writing screenplays, some revelation about how stories are told kicks my skills into high gear. This book was full of such revelations for me.
Save the Cat describes how the emotional swiss watch that is the motion picture works. Every writer of fiction can learn something from this, whether they aspire to write for the movies or not.
It describes what works now, and what has always worked in telling stories for thousands of years. Not only that, but it tells you why.
Want to know why Star Wars and The Italian Job are basically the same movie?
Take a look. You'll never watch a movie or take in any work of fiction the same way again."
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
rating
