![]() ![]() ![]() Through the use of this story structure guide, I highlight how Rian Johnson used both the genre itself and tried and true screenwriting techniques to make a known story fresh to present-day film audiences. In this research presentation, I examine how Zack Snyder's story beats from his screenwriting book Save The Cat fit the structure of Knives Out (2019) and its script. This was a completely original story with an age-old genre formula, and it wowed audiences through word-of-mouth buzz to make over 300 million in the box office, without the help of any pre-existing IP. The 2019 film Knives Out has a screenplay written by the film’s director, Rian Johnson. The best ‘Whodunnits’ always begin with its key element: the screenplay. The murder mystery is a centuries-old story format, and its evolution in film within the recent decades has been an interesting phenom to witness. ![]()
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