
Day 15: Save the Cat Act 1 Catalyst
You can download the Catalyst section of Act 1 in both the original and STC versions at the links below: Come Ups Catalyst Sequence Original Version Come Ups Catalyst Sequence Save the Cat Yesterday, I walked you through the first 10 pages or so of my script Come Ups and how applying the Save the Cat method altered my original structure. Today, we continue that process and pick up where we left off. We have already covered 4 of the 6 Plot Beats Blake Snyder says should be inc
Day 13: Save the Cat, Act 1
Download the Save the Cat Beat Sheet here. On Day 13 of our Journey we are going to take a look at Blake Snyder’s Save the Cat method of screenwriting. What is Save the Cat, you ask? It’s a unique methodology for outlining a screenplay using specific plot points or beats on prescribed pages. It provides a wide scope of the structure of your screenplay in moment-to-moment beats. What it does not do is write your screenplay for you. That is still your responsibility. Now, I mus