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Save The Cat! Podcast

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Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Explains His Story Beats – Part One

Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Explains His Story Beats – Part One

The first seven beats The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Explains His Story Beats – Part One appeared first o... Read more

22 Jan 2016

15mins

Ranked #2

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Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder on Your Pitch and Logline

Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder on Your Pitch and Logline

In this podcast, Blake Snyder discusses your idea -- and how to express it in an effective pitch and logline The post Sa... Read more

9 Sep 2021

39mins

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The All Is Lost Beat Test

The All Is Lost Beat Test

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!®.

17 Feb 2017

Ranked #4

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Save the Cat!® Podcast: How to Make Your Midpoint Masterful

Save the Cat!® Podcast: How to Make Your Midpoint Masterful

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... Read more

12 Sep 2014

11mins

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Best of Blake! Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Explains His Genres

Best of Blake! Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Explains His Genres

The components of his story types The post Best of Blake! Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Explains His Genres appea... Read more

27 Jan 2022

42mins

Ranked #6

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An Interview with Screenwriter Marc Haimes

An Interview with Screenwriter Marc Haimes

The writer of Kubo and the Two Strings on creativity and the writing process. The post An Interview with Screenwriter Ma... Read more

3 Feb 2017

Ranked #7

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When Is a Beat a Scene vs. a Section of Your Script?

When Is a Beat a Scene vs. a Section of Your Script?

You need to understand the proportions of your story beats to create a foundation that truly resonates with readers and... Read more

10 Aug 2018

7mins

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Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Explains His Story Beats – Part Two

Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Explains His Story Beats – Part Two

Fun & Games and the Midpoint The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Explains His Story Beats – Part Two appea... Read more

29 Jan 2016

15mins

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Save the Cat!® Podcast: How to Handle Your Hero’s Wants & Needs

Save the Cat!® Podcast: How to Handle Your Hero’s Wants & Needs

What are your hero's needs? The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: How to Handle Your Hero’s Wants & Needs appeared first ... Read more

3 Oct 2014

9mins

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Save the Cat!® Podcast: Why You Need a Tangible Goal for Your Hero

Save the Cat!® Podcast: Why You Need a Tangible Goal for Your Hero

A goal is crucial. The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: Why You Need a Tangible Goal for Your Hero appeared first on Save th... Read more

5 Dec 2014

8mins

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Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Explains His Story Beats – Part Three

Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Explains His Story Beats – Part Three

Bad Guys Close In and more The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Explains His Story Beats – Part Three appeared ... Read more

5 Feb 2016

11mins

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Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Power of Value-Added Tension

Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Power of Value-Added Tension

Discover a way to raise the stakes for your hero. The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Power of Value-Added Tension appe... Read more

1 Aug 2014

8mins

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Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Theme Stated Beat of Little Miss Sunshine

Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Theme Stated Beat of Little Miss Sunshine

How characters can resonate. The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Theme Stated Beat of Little Miss Sunshine appeared fir... Read more

25 Jul 2014

10mins

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When Should You Know Your Theme?

When Should You Know Your Theme?

What is your theme's purpose? The post When Should You Know Your Theme? appeared first on Save the Cat!®.

2 Mar 2018

5mins

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Save the Cat!® Podcast: Moving the Beats

Save the Cat!® Podcast: Moving the Beats

Can the sequence of the beats be changed? The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: Moving the Beats appeared first on Save the ... Read more

5 Sep 2014

9mins

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Why Stakes Should Be Primal

Why Stakes Should Be Primal

Ask moral questions. The post Why Stakes Should Be Primal appeared first on Save the Cat!®.

20 Jul 2018

4mins

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Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Debate Beat in 12 Years a Slave

Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Debate Beat in 12 Years a Slave

Master Cat! Jose Silerio shows how the Debate beat in this year’s Best Picture Oscar® winner does exactly what it should... Read more

21 Mar 2014

Ranked #18

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In What Order Should You Write Your Beats?

In What Order Should You Write Your Beats?

Master Cat Naomi Beaty shares strategies that can help you develop your beat sheet in a way that works for you. The post... Read more

24 Aug 2018

5mins

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Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Opening and Final Image Beats of Frozen

Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Opening and Final Image Beats of Frozen

  Master Cat! Jose Silerio shows how the Opening and Final Images in this year’s Best Animated Picture Oscar® winner do ... Read more

25 Apr 2014

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Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Bad Guys Close In Beat

Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Bad Guys Close In Beat

What is your antagonist's goal? The post Save the Cat!® Podcast: The Bad Guys Close In Beat appeared first on Save the C... Read more

24 Oct 2014

8mins

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