Book · 2005 · Motion picture authorship
Save the cat!
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Everyone should for example read Save the Cat. It's a book on screenwriting that points out that films aren't broken into scenes so much as they're broken into beats.
Eric Weinstein · Modern Wisdom · Sep 2024 Listen at 18:14 What they say about it
- Book on screenwriting“a book on screenwriting”5
The best things said about it
I I love the book um Save the Cat by Blake Snider, which just lays it out in the most clear way and where literally he has I mean he even has page numbers of when these things should happen.
My favorite thing about Save the Cat, and for me, just because I like having at least something, a skeleton to follow, I love how he breaks down some of the big movies into chunks.
Save the Cat or something which is a Bible of screenwriting.
There's this book that has had a big impact on the entertainment industry called Save the Cat and it's a book on how to raise screenplays.
Marc Andreessen The Ben & Marc Show · Oct 2023 Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder is a foundational screenwriting guide that breaks down storytelling into clear structural frameworks, beats, and specific page-number milestones. David Gelb enthusiastically recommended the book on How I Write, praising its clear skeleton for cinematic storytelling despite some critics viewing its formulas as overly simplistic. Nick Bilton mentioned screenwriting texts while discussing character-driven story development, and Eric Weinstein recommended the volume on Modern Wisdom, arguing that everyone should read it to understand how films are constructed through narrative beats rather than mere scenes. Other guests, including Nick Kroll on SmartLess and Ben Bowlin on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, referenced the guide while discussing script structures and the mechanics of writing movie scripts. Steven Pressfield also acknowledged Blake Snyder's contributions to primal storytelling during an interview on How I Write. The book remains a widely recognized reference point among creators, screenwriters, and podcasters discussing the foundational mechanics of narrative structure.
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David Gelb I I love the book um Save the Cat by Blake Snider, which just lays it out in the most clear way and where l… 2
“I I love the book um Save the Cat by Blake Snider, which just lays it out in the most clear way and where literally he has I mean he even has page numbers of when these things should happen.”
“A lot of screenwriters don't like Save the Cat because they say it's like quite overly simplistic. But my favorite thing about Save the Cat, and for me, just because I like having at least something, a skeleton to follow, I love how he breaks down some of the big movies into chunks so you kind of understand why the”
Eric Weinstein I think everyone should for example read save the cat uh it's a book on screenwriting that points out that… 1
“I think everyone should for example read save the cat uh it's a book on screenwriting that points out that films aren't broken into scenes so much as they're broken into beats”
Nick Bilton So, learning all of that and like reading books like there's a great book on screenwriting called Kill the… 1
“So, learning all of that and like reading books like there's a great book on screenwriting called Kill the Save the Cat.”
Ben Bowlin someone probably read the first half of save the cat or something uh which is a Bible of screenwriting 1
“someone probably read the first half of save the cat or something uh which is a Bible of screenwriting”
Jason Bateman Save the Cat is a screenwriting book. 1
Marc Andreessen there's this book that has had a big impact on the entertainment industry called save the cat and it's a bo… 1
“there's this book that has had a big impact on the entertainment industry called save the cat and it's a book on how to raise screenplays”
Shaan Puri Have you read um I read this book called um I think it's called Kill the Cat. And it's about how to write a… 1
“Have you read um I read this book called um I think it's called Kill the Cat. And it's about how to write a screenplay, and I found that pretty fascinating of like how people write movies.”
Steven Pressfield That's actually from the guy who wrote Save the Cat. Okay. Uh, Blake Snyder. 1
“That's actually from the guy who wrote Save the Cat. Okay. Uh, Blake Snyder.”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“What's that great uh Bible on how to write screenplays? Save the Cat.”