ScriptDesk

ScriptDeskby b2studio

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EXT. LIGHTHOUSE - NIGHT

Rain needles the black Atlantic. A lighthouse leans into the wind, its beam sweeping over empty water.

Inside the lantern room, MARA VOSS, 40s, steadies a trembling cup beside the radio.

MARA

(into radio)

Station Twelve calling harbor. The light is out past the shoals.

Only static answers. Then—a faint, deliberate knock from below.

MARA

INT. KEEPER'S QUARTERS - LATER

A row of photographs shivers against the wall. In every one, the sea has been scratched away.

EXT. CLIFF ROAD - DAWN

BEAT SHEET

STORY BEATS2 Beats

All cards and writing stay saved when you switch views.

Arrange your ideas like note cards. Follow the arrows across each row and down to the next.

Save the Cat! is a storytelling method developed by screenwriter Blake Snyder. Its beat sheet maps 15 key story moments across three acts, from the Opening Image to the Final Image, helping you plan pacing and your character’s transformation. Use it as an optional guide for your own story. Learn more ↗

2 Save the Cat! beats saved in the other view

Note cards hold your own story ideas, scenes, or reminders. Drag them into the order you want.

Highlighter color

The whole card uses this tint. Its top stripe shows the act.

Drag a flag to a scene’s start, or choose its scene on the card.

Act I · SetupAct II · ConfrontationAct III · Resolution

Start with one idea

Add a note card, then build and rearrange your story.

BIG PICTUREPremise & Story Guide