Save The Cat! Tribute Video: Back To The Future

[EFFANDJEFF]

@NeoTRP only if you're braindead to begin with. Personally, I was terrified when I first read Save the Cat, because I thought that it would seriously beef up the competition. I wanted to burn all the books for that reason! But in all honesty, most people don't understand the point of the book at all - because they don't really understand story. Yes, you could use Save the Cat's principles and come up with something like Big Momma's House 2, or - if you're clever - something like The Godfather

[EFFANDJEFF]

@NeoTRP I've read Robert McKee's 'Story' and I've attended one of his seminars. I got a lot out of it and his advice. I have got something out of all of the books on screenwriting that I have read and I have got a lot out of every conversation with every screenwriter that I have ever had. I'm sorry Neo, but when I hear people telling people vehemently to avoid the advice of someone who obviously may have something worth listening to - I can only assume that they must be an amature.

[EFFANDJEFF]

@NeoTRP It's not a personal opinion? So you publicly recommend people to avoid this book on the say so of people on amazon? Look, I'm not going to defend why I believe the advice within the covers of STC - Dean Deblois (Writer/Director of How to Train your Dragon) used STC methods, and enlisted Blake to fix problem areas. Developing your skills as a writer is a personal journey. STC has been life changing for me. I'd be interested to know what you don't agree with in it. All seems logical to me

[EFFANDJEFF]

@NeoTRP I don't agree with him on Memento. I also don't agree with him on his breakdown of Titanic. But what he taught me in STC was to analyse it in my own way. What Blake gave - that is more important - is the storytypes, and what they mean in terms of an emotional journey is what has really changed and improved my way of thinking. Before he died, I had the chance to argue with him some of my criticisms of his analysis of various films. He agreed with me every time. He was magnanimous...

[EFFANDJEFF]

@NeoTRP ...and he was a good friend.

[Keyframe3D]

heh, nice false victory there at midpoint!

[Veee8]

This info helps leap my own ideas on a novel forward, maybe I was always drawing from these beats and story points naturally anyways...???? and I liked this movie too....

[watcher9828]

This is great! Love to see more!

[nitejrny]

Fantastic! But you're missing a step. Where's the "B Story?"