The Save the Cat! Beat Sheet Story Structure
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- I break down Hollywood's most popular screenplay structure guide for you: Blake Snyder's 'Save the Cat!' beat sheet.
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This is also helpful for music composers for film and television.
I can see that! Story structure could help guide one in placing particular themes and melodies throughout the film.
I have never used this structure, but it's familiar. I have used the hero's journey. I find them constraining and struggle writing with a flow. similar to dance ballroom v freestyling. I'm a freestyler. But they are useful as a general guide and/or I draw a blank. Thank you for yet another helpful video.
You're welcome! I agree, structure guides have their usefulness - especially in screenplays, where you're strictly limited on words and pages - but I've always had to heavily modify them to make them workable for a story of mine. I usually prefer to plot from scratch, keeping the basic principles of structure in mind as I go.
I was just looking at this book the other day while looking for resources to help me write my feature film screenplay! What a timing haha! I look forward to seeing your video breaking down a movie according to these story beats. I'd also be interested in knowing what's your favorite approach to crafting a story, generally speaking. :)
Excellent! Some other great books for screenwriters are The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler, Screenplay by Syd Field, and Story by Robert McKee.
I'll do that breakdown soon. Gotta pick a movie first.
@@creativewritingcorner I heard Story is the best one but it's big and I'm a slow reader. Videos like yours are far better for me but I might still try and get a copy of it. I need to improve my storytelling abilities.
If you can't decide or can't find a movie that fits the description perfectly, you could also look at a few different movies and how they fit and don't fit into the beat sheet. Just a thought for you to consider. :)
@@misterwhyte this is a good suggestion. Maybe do both in two different videos.
Didn't know Luke was a woman.
Me? Or Skywalker?
I'm confused.