Filmmaker Rian Johnson on 'Knives Out'
As he joyfully re-invents the murder mystery, "Knives Out" filmmaker Rian Johnson draws on childhood memories, and rigorously structures his creative process.
How do you create deeply imaginative work? There鈥檚 a method behind the magic. As filmmaker Rian Johnson ("Last Jedi", "Looper", "Brick") takes us on the journey of joyfully reinventing the murder-mystery with "Knives Out", you鈥檒l hear the way he draws on childhood memories (like watching Agatha Christie movies in his grandparents' rambling old house) to inspire his work. You鈥檒l also hear he rigorously structures his creative process, including when, where and how he writes in order to be playful and present when he shows up on set. Within this story, you'll hear tactics (and lots of creative techniques) you can borrow to fuel your own creative journey, whatever your field.
Rian Johnson is a director and screenwriter, the creator of "Knives Out" and the director of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi". Follow him on Twitter at @RianJohnson.
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