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BLACKMORE script analysis

BLACKMORE script - Save the Cat beat sheet analysis

In BLACKMORE, sisters Sam and Tara are thrust into a Ghostface killing spree that revisits their family’s horror legacy. As they seek help from police, therapists, and friends, they confront past trauma while battling masked assailants across the city. The survivors uncover conspiracies and face ultimate betrayals before a final showdown in an abandoned movie theater. In the end, they emerge united as dawn breaks.

80 Save the Cat fit score 25% analysis confidence / 30 parsed scenes

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1

Opening Image

Scene 1 / Page 1 / 1% target

20%

Laura waiting alone in a crowded Manhattan restaurant sets a tone of vulnerability and anticipation.

2

Theme Stated

Scene 2 / Page 1 / 5% target

20%

Stepping into a dark alley hints that danger and confronting past fears is inevitable.

3

Set-Up

Scene 3 / Page 1 / 10% target

30%

We see Jason on his phone plotting with an accomplice, establishing the killer’s scheme.

4

Catalyst

Scene 4 / Page 1 / 12% target

30%

Jason’s encounter with Tara on campus initiates the connection between the sisters and the killer’s world.

5

Debate

Scene 6 / Page 1 / 20% target

30%

Sam’s therapy session reveals her reluctance to revisit traumatic family history.

6

Break into Two

Scene 7 / Page 1 / 25% target

40%

Attack in the bodega propels Sam and Tara into active survival mode.

Please, someone just attacked us, call the police-
7

B Story

Scenes 9-10 / Pages 1-2 / 30% target

40%

Introduction of Kirby and confrontation with Gale Weathers establish new alliances and perspectives.

Gale Weathers, Channel 4! Do you ladies think you’re the reason the Ghostface Killer has come to the...
8

Fun and Games

Scenes 12-14 / Pages 2-3 / 40% target

40%

The core group investigates Ghostface rules and gathers for a slumber party that goes awry.

Rule One, everything is bigger than last time.
9

Midpoint

Scenes 15-16 / Pages 3-4 / 50% target

40%

Guest attacks at the slumber party and apartment assault shift stakes from theory to lethal reality.

10

Bad Guys Close In

Scenes 18-19 / Pages 4-5 / 65% target

50%

Discovery of the Ghostface shrine intensifies the threat and obsession with past murders.

Not just a movie theater.
11

All Is Lost

Scene 24 / Page 6 / 75% target

40%

Gale’s apartment attack shows even the strongest characters are not safe, marking a low point.

You know you’re like the tenth guy to try this, right? And spoiler alert - it never works...
12

Dark Night of the Soul

Scene 26 / Page 7 / 80% target

30%

Chad and Tara’s trapping amplifies despair before resurgence.

13

Break into Three

Scene 27 / Page 7 / 85% target

40%

Kirby’s gunfire intervention pivots the group from victim to fighter.

Come on, motherfucker!
14

Finale

Scene 29 / Page 8 / 95% target

50%

The final confrontation and killers’ demise resolve the central conflict.

He was a weak little bitch who cried before I cut his fucking throat.
15

Final Image

Scene 30 / Page 8 / 99% target

40%

Survivors reuniting in morning light contrasts opening vulnerability, showing unity and hope.