Video Training →Foundations Of Writing Scenes – A Save The Cat! Course

What you'll learn
Discover a story-breaking strategy
Create scenes that work for your screenplay or novel
Use the tool that professional writers use
Visually brainstorm your story
Requirements
No requirements, though reading any of the Save the Cat! books will be helpful
Description
In the self-paced course, you will discover a story-breaking strategy to go beyond the beat sheet and develop the scene cards that will become the backbone of your screenplay or novel.You will achieve a working understanding of Save the Cat! and an inside look at how professional writers break story, giving each scene meaning by serving a well-paced plot on a writer's board.The board is a way for you to "see" your story before you start writing. It is a means to easily test different scenes, story arcs, ideas, bits of dialogue, and story rhythms to work out the kinks of your story.Once you have wrestled your board into shape, you can dive into writing your screenplay or novel with the confidence that your story works.You'll learn how to...use the tool that professionals usevisually brainstorm your storycreate scenes that workplot your hero's "transformation"get over blocks and find new inspirationtroubleshoot your story idea for viabilitykeep your ideas organized, inspired, and well structuredtighten your novel or screenplay by "keeping its spine straight"use the tips and tactics of an accomplished screenplay writer, novelist, and film director: your instructor Jamie Nash
Overview
Section 1: Welcome
Lecture 1 Introduction
Section 2: In the Beginning
Lecture 2 Before You Board
Lecture 3 The Cards
Section 3: Building the Board
Lecture 4 Building the Board - Part One
Lecture 5 Building the Board - Part Two
Lecture 6 Checking Your Scenes
Section 4: Novels and TV
Lecture 7 The Board for Novels and TV
Writers, screenwriters, novelists, filmmakers

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