SAVE THE CAT!
The first book in the series breaks the entire process down in a clearly understandable way without talking down to you. It gives you tools and tips you can use, but more importantly it lays everything out visually so that 110 script that you've been dreading to write suddenly appears to you in vivid pictures.
The first book I would recommend to anyone - whether you've never written anything in your life, or if you've produced some of your manuscripts already but are looking for a different way (and more approachable) of doing things.
Instead of reinventing the wheel, this book shows you, step by step, how it's constructed, so that you can recreate it all by yourself.
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SAVE THE CAT! GOES TO THE MOVIES
The second book in the series takes the theories described in the first book and applies them to a wide range of films across all genres.
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Unlike the first book, this second one doesn't delve into too much detail on the aspects of writing. This is purely a dissection of fifty films, using the author's method that is shown in detail in the first book. This book is rather an interesting study of how the author's writing method can be applied to any genre.
SAVE THE CAT! STRIKES BACK
This is my least favorite book of the series, and although I still got some interesting information from some chapters (how do you interpret 'notes' from producers?), I felt like towards the end it was a struggle for the author to complete it. There is a chapter on 'getting an agent' etc but I didn't find the information any more useful or hopeful than I've gotten from all the other books I've read.
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There was some information I found to be just a rehashing of the first book: in a nutshell, save yourself the time and money, and concentrate more on the first two books of the series which I truly feel are extremely helpful.
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