| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Part, I Introducing Adaptation / Alexis Krasilovsky -- chapter 1 Creative Issues -- Where Do Ideas Come From? / Alexis Krasilovsky -- chapter 2 Career Issues -- Writers' and Producers' Standpoints / Alexis Krasilovsky -- chapter 3 The Ethics and Aesthetics of Adaptation / Alexis Krasilovsky -- part, II Applying Screenplay Principles to Adaptation -- chapter 4 Plot / Alexis Krasilovsky -- chapter 5 Setting / Alexis Krasilovsky -- chapter 6 Characters and Character Relationships / Alexis Krasilovsky -- chapter 7 Dialogue / Alexis Krasilovsky -- chapter 8 Structure -- Heroes and Heroines -- Where Are We Going? / Alexis Krasilovsky -- part, III A Survival Guide to Adaptation -- chapter 9 The Process / Alexis Krasilovsky -- part, IV Renewing the Spirit in Myths and Fairy Tales -- chapter 10 Fairy Tale Factors -- From Spindle to Kindle / Alexis Krasilovsky -- chapter 11 The Beasts -- From Cocteau to Cable / Alexis Krasilovsky -- part, V Global Storytelling Revisited / Alexis Krasilovsky -- chapter 12 Stories without Borders / Alexis Krasilovsky -- chapter 13 Regional vs. International Perspectives -- Universalizing Regional Stories / Alexis Krasilovsky -- part, VI Modern Perspectives on Romance -- chapter 14 Love and Romance Adaptations / Alexis Krasilovsky -- part, VII Bringing Up the Classics -- chapter 15 From Ancient Greece to Hollywood and Nollywood / Alexis Krasilovsky -- chapter 16 Chunhyang, Orpheus, and Other Myths / Alexis Krasilovsky -- chapter 17 Keeping It Literary in China / Alexis Krasilovsky -- part, VIII Embracing and Rethinking Structure -- chapter 18 Timing the Times / Alexis Krasilovsky -- chapter 19 Alternative Focus Topics for the Story of Malcolm X / Alexis Krasilovsky -- part, IX Censorship -- chapter 20 Retelling, Limited / Alexis Krasilovsky -- part, X Future Adaptations -- chapter 21 Future Adaptations / Alexis Krasilovsky |
| Summary |
"A vast majority of Academy Award-winning Best Pictures, television movies of the week, and mini-series are adaptations, watched by millions of people globally. Great Adaptations: Screenwriting and Global Storytelling examines the technical methods of adapting novels, short stories, plays, life stories, magazine articles, blogs, comic books, graphic novels and videogames from one medium to another, focusing on the screenplay. Written in a clear and succinct style, perfect for intermediate and advanced screenwriting students, Great Adaptations explores topics essential to fully appreciating the creative, historical and sociological aspects of the adaptation process. It also provides up-to-date, practical advice on the legalities of acquiring rights and optioning and selling adaptations, and is inclusive of a diverse variety of perspectives that will inspire and challenge students and practitioners alike."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Film adaptations.
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Motion picture authorship.
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Motion picture plays -- Technique.
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Film adaptations
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Motion picture authorship
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Motion picture plays -- Technique
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2017034794 |
| ISBN |
9781315669267 |
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1315669269 |
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1138949175 |
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1138949183 |
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9781138949171 |
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9781138949188 |
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9781317363583 |
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1317363582 |
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