Save the Cat Deep Dive: Full Beat Sheet Example

Рет қаралды 1,637

Күн бұрын

In this finale of the Save the Cat Deep Dive series, I share an example of a fully completed beat sheet the way I would construct one for a story, and provide commentary on what I make the choices that I do. As I said in the video, I recommend that before watching this video you:
1. Read the original Save the Cat story structure. This could be Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody (which I read), or the original Save the Cat by Blake Synder
2. Watch the video I made about creating complex characters (this is included in the playlist)
3. Watch the playlist of the Save the Cat Deep Dive series on this channel. Or, at the very least, if you're just interested in a specific beat, watch the video for that beat and then come here for the example
4. Download the full beat sheet so you can follow along during the video
DOWNLOAD THE FULL BEAT SHEET: drive.google.com/file/d/1BQjF...
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:24 Need to Know Info
00:07:04 Opening Image
00:10:09 Theme Stated
00:13:03 Setup
00:20:35 Catalyst
00:24:20 Debate
00:27:32 Break Into II
00:29:19 B-Story
00:34:58 Fun & Games
00:51:11 Midpoint
00:57:37 Bad Guys Close In
01:02:40 All is Lost
01:07:03 Dark Night of the Soul
01:10:54 Break Into III
01:12:36 Finale
01:21:28 Finale Image
01:25:19 Final Bit of Advice
🎥 VIDEOS I MENTIONED
Save the Cat Deep Dive Playlist: • WRITING - Save the Cat...
How to Craft Compelling Characters: • Writing Craft: How to ...
📘 BOOKS I MENTIONED
Save the Cat by Blake Synder: www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody: www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Save the Cat Writes a Young Adult Novel by Jessica Brody: www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes: www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
📗 BUY MY BOOKS
lisellesambury.ca/books/
📗 ADD MY BOOKS ON GOODREADS
Blood Like Magic: / blood-like-magic
Blood Like Fate: / blood-like-fate
Delicious Monsters: / delicious-monsters
Tender Beasts: / tender-beasts
A Mastery of Monsters: / a-mastery-of-monsters
FREE PALESTINE - DEMAND A PERMANENT CEASEFIRE
Gaza Awareness post featuring accounts to follow, content hubs, and more: pCySCPAprJ...
This video is a great overview: reelCy0xr2...
This same creator has other great videos to learn more: / sbeih.jpg
Contact representatives in Canada: act.newmode.net/action/islami...
Contact representatives in the US: actionnetwork.org/letters/urg...
EVERY CHILD MATTERS
Please consider donating to the Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society, and educating yourself about the experiences of Survivors and their families and communities so we can help foster truth and reconciliation
www.irsss.ca/home
nctr.ca/
STOPASIANHATE
anti-asianviolenceresources.c...
✊🏾 BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER
blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co/
#Authortube #SaveTheCat #SaveTheCatDeepDive
✨ CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
lisellesambury.ca
/ lisellesambury
/ lisellesambury
/ lisellesambury
/ lisellesambury
🎶 MUSIC CREDITS
Music by 8thDimensions - Shining - thmatc.co/?l=2579F04F
📹 EQUIPMENT I USE
Camera: Sony ZV1F, DJI Osmo Pocket, iPhone 13 Pro Max
Editing: Premiere Pro CC

Пікірлер: 27

@akossiwak 24 күн бұрын

35 min in and I'm like... Um... I actually wanna read this story?!! 👀🔥

@LiselleSambury 24 күн бұрын

Loool meanwhile I’m like “don’t judge me for the quality of this!!” 🤣 I’m glad you’re enjoying it in this form anyway

@kayri687 21 күн бұрын

Liselle!! your brain!!! so creative and thoughtful and ingenious. Thank you for this series! It's been very helpful

@LiselleSambury 21 күн бұрын

I’m so glad the series has been helpful!!

@loviehartgrove 24 күн бұрын

Yessss!!! The people have been waiting! Let me get my coffee

@LiselleSambury 24 күн бұрын

I was working to get this for you guys! I know it’s been a long time coming haha

@katia.anderson 12 күн бұрын

Yesss your videos have been invaluable to my "learning to plot" journey!

@LiselleSambury 12 күн бұрын

Happy they could help!

@akossiwak 24 күн бұрын

We are liking and dropping all the hearts BEFORE we hit play. 🥰😌🔥❤️

@justkajsa529 21 күн бұрын

I've loved this series so much, thank you for all the hard work you've put into it! It's been so helpful in demystifying planning a story.

@LiselleSambury 21 күн бұрын

I’m so happy that you’ve been loving the series!

@MabelWrites 22 күн бұрын

Wow. This is fascinating! I’m more of a discovery writer, and have trouble creating from a beat sheet (though I sometimes use certain beats in the editing process), but I love seeing so much detail of how you put a story together. Thanks for sharing this, and for all the work that went into it. Again, wow. 💕🤓🧐😎

@LiselleSambury 21 күн бұрын

That makes sense with using some of the beats in your editing as a discovery writer as needed. And happy to share!

@adriannanorth 22 күн бұрын

So u made up this incredibly detailed outline for the purposes of this instructive video?!! Wow!!!!!

@LiselleSambury 22 күн бұрын

Yes 😅 I did also have a lot of this in place from a workshop I did for a festival a while back. So I just edited and added to it

@keisha3169 24 күн бұрын

You are the hero we don’t deserve 👑

@LiselleSambury 24 күн бұрын

Lol I try! I wanted to be able to get this full sheet out for those who wanted it

@NewyoricanAbroad 22 күн бұрын

... Thank you for the wisdom ... been waiting on this ...

@LiselleSambury 21 күн бұрын

Happy I could finally get it posted!

@hufflepuffins 23 күн бұрын

I'm so excited to watch this! I've just finished binging your save the cat videos, so this is perfect timing!!

@LiselleSambury 23 күн бұрын

Ahhh amazing timing!

@NewYorkCityPurls 24 күн бұрын

Thank you for continuing this series. It has been really helpful to have a deep dive. Would you mind explaining how you know/think through story ideas that are publishable and what is not. You mentioned in the intro that this story isnt one you would publish, and others would judge it as so. What are your criteria for stories that are ideas but not really novels? Do you have stories that are not novels but you would write as short stories, or is it that some stories (like the story you used as the example) not publishable full stop.

@LiselleSambury 24 күн бұрын

I just wouldn’t publish it because it’s too similar to Blood Like Magic. I do have a video coming out next month where I talk about this some, but I just pick story ideas that I’m passionate about. But I also don’t want to write something that feels too much like something I’ve already written 😅