Beat sheet calculator

Save the Cat for 110 pages

  1. p. 1Opening ImageA snapshot of the hero before anything changes.
  2. p. 5Theme StatedSomeone says what the story is really about.
  3. p. 1 to 10Set-UpThe hero’s world, flaws and stakes.
  4. p. 12CatalystThe event that knocks life off course.
  5. p. 12 to 25DebateShould I go? The hero hesitates.
  6. p. 25Break into TwoThe hero chooses and enters a new world.
  7. p. 30B StoryA new relationship that carries the theme.
  8. p. 30 to 55Fun and GamesThe promise of the premise.
  9. p. 55MidpointA false win or false loss. Stakes go up.
  10. p. 55 to 75Bad Guys Close InPressure from outside and inside.
  11. p. 75All Is LostThe lowest point. Something dies.
  12. p. 75 to 85Dark Night of the SoulThe hero sits with the loss.
  13. p. 85Break into ThreeThe answer, often from the B story.
  14. p. 85 to 110FinaleThe hero applies the lesson and wins or loses.
  15. p. 110Final ImageThe mirror of the opening image.

Where these numbers come from: Blake Snyder’s page numbers from Save the Cat! (2005), written for a 110 page script, scaled to your length.