Save the Cat

bring the press in with care.

Zegna-suited slicksters.

liking the person we go on a journey with is the single most important element in drawing us into the story.

“catalyst” Buddy Love tales, in which a “being” comes into one’s life, affects it, and leaves, is a subset of the Buddy Love dynamic

Don’t say “Oh well, no one will notice” because… they will.

the logline ultimately made the actual writing easier.

these movies are all about the pros and cons of putting the group ahead of ourselves.

You could probably call every movie ever made For Love or Money and be right — technically.

And in a good movie, information doesn’t come out in dialogue, it comes out in the verve and forward motion of the story.

the “hero” is usually the one who carries the theme of the movie.