Friday, April 11, 2008 Up on...'Saving Cats...? POST A COMMENT We all need someone to "lean on." Someone who might...um, feed a stray cat...or rescue him from a tree. I think that's the concept of this Blake Snyder book: "Save The Cat!" with the ominous tag: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need -- which is a book that talks about the characters we spend time with on screen. Do they all need "heroic" qualities...personally, I love me a F-up -(ed) person fighting for control.... I heard rumblings about it (from various members) at my recent script 'meet up' script and get that 'likeable' characters on the screen are what turn a good movie into a great one. I wonder how Tony Soprano would fit into that thesis. Although, he did have enough issues that we can relate to... Labels: Books, screenwriting posted by Henry Cruz at 1:32 AM 0 Comments: Post a Comment << Home     ARCHIVES October 2005 . November 2005 . December 2005 . August 2007 . September 2007 . October 2007 . November 2007 . December 2007 . March 2008 . April 2008 . May 2008 . June 2008 . July 2008 . August 2008 .