![]() ![]() This book, as every story, starts with a character. It’s about structure, character, and story. It is not about theory, it isn’t about speculation: it outlines practical elements that screenplays need to have in order to be compelling stories that work on the screen. Written by a film practitioner with huge amounts of experience, this book has extracted the elements of a screenplay that simply work. Clocking in at under 200 pages, it is one of the most to the point books you can get your hands on, and packs a lot of wisdom in there. To begin with, while Blake Snyder’s book is an absolute Bible for screenwriters, it is not bible-sized. ![]() This is a rare instance where the advertising for the book is an understatement. ![]() The seductive tagline of the book touts that this is “the last book on screenwriting that you’ll ever need”. This is why, in times of need, you can resort to classics, and none is better than Save the Cat, by Blake Snyder. If the act of writing wasn’t confusing enough, navigating a bookshelf with so many options can be rather overwhelming. There are hundreds of options, catering to different aspects of screenwriting, tackling genre, structure, character, and so many other elements. When it comes to screenwriting books, it’s often difficult to find your way around the plethora of options. ![]()
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