Save the Cat! writes for TV : the last book on creating binge-worthy content you'll ever need / Jamie Nash.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nash, Jamie, 1971- author.

Contributor:

Snyder, Blake, 1957-2009, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television authorship.

Television series.

Binge watching (Television).

Genre:

Instructional and educational works.

Physical Description:

xvi, 254 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Writes for TV

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : Save the Cat! Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Blake Snyder's Save the Cat!, the world's top-selling story method for filmmakers and novelists, introduces The Last Book on Creating Binge-Worthy Content You'll Ever Need. Screenwriter Jamie Nash takes up Snyder's torch to lay out a step-by-step approach using Blake's principles for both new and experienced writers, including: How to write and structure a compelling TV pilot that can launch both your series and your TV writing career; All the nuances, tricks, and techniques of pilot-writing: the Opening Pitch, the Guided Tour, the Whiff of Change, and more; The 8 Save the Cat! TV Franchise Types that will improve your story and your pitch; The not-so-secret TV Pitch Template that turns your TV series into the necessary read-over-lunch industry document; a how-to in creating layered characters who are driven by complex internal struggles; Beat sheets of the pilots of Barry, Ozark, Grey's Anatomy, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, What We Do in the Shadows, Black-ish, The Mandalorian, This Is Us, Law and Order: SVU and more to help you crack your story. Create your binge-worthy TV series with Save the Cat! Writes for TV." -- Publisher's description.

Contents:

Part 1 The Show

1 What's the Show? p. 1

2 Who Lives in Your World? p. 21

Part 2 Breaking Story

3 It's Storytime... p. 43

4 The Same...But Different p. 59

5 Beat Sheets...Or Who Needs A Writers' Room? p. 69

6 Breaking Season 1 p. 89

7 The Wonky Laws of Pilot Physics p. 103

8 Let's Get Wonkier p. 109

9 Your Pilot Story DNA p. 119

10 Your Pilot Beat Sheet p. 127

11 Pilot Beat Sheets p. 141

Part 3 Boards, Outlines & Pitches, Oh My!

12 Building the Board p. 205

13 Owning the Outline p. 227

14 Perfecting Your Pitch p. 233

15 So You Still Wanna Be A TV Writer? p. 247.

Notes:

"Based on the books by Blake Snyder" -- Title page.

ISBN:

9780984157693

0984157697

OCLC:

1222055974

Publisher Number:

99990197558