Blake Snyder

Blake Snyder October 3rd 1957 August 4th 2009 was an American screenwriter author and lecturer mostly known for his nonfiction book series Save the Cat critically acclaimed for its downtoearth approach to screenwriting Blake Snyder started his artistic career as a child doing voiceover work for shows and movies produced by his father the Emmywinning producer Kenneth Snyder Later on in the 90s Snyder wrote multiple screenplays that he sold to studios like Disney Pictures or Amblin Entertainment those screenplays selling for 500000 to a million dollars In 2005 he wrote Save the Cat The Last Book on Screenwriting That Youll Ever Need where he gives the keys to writing an effective and complete screenplay After the books success he wrote two sequels that dive more into the artistic creation process behind a motion picture Since then he gained worldwide popularity as a lecturer giving seminars and online courses based on his advice from Save the Cat In 2009 he passed away from a medical issue leaving behind him a legacy of important artistic lessons that resonated around the world