| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Chapter 1 Beyond the Rules Adaptation / Eric R. Williams -- chapter 2 Fundamentals of Adaptation / Eric R. Williams -- chapter 3 Adapting Jim Day's "Karelia" / Eric R. Williams -- section One Basic Practices -- chapter 4 Recognizing your Genre / Eric R. Williams -- chapter 5 Strengthening your Emotional Center / Eric R. Williams -- chapter 6 Utilizing your Characters' Motivation and Dialogue / Eric R. Williams -- chapter 7 Adapting Jo Weiss' "The Pool" / Eric R. Williams -- section Two Intermediate Practices -- chapter 8 Thematic Approaches / Eric R. Williams -- chapter 9 Reshaping Structure / Eric R. Williams -- chapter 10 Crafting and Honing Tension / Eric R. Williams -- chapter 11 The Triangle of Knowledge / Eric R. Williams -- chapter 12 Adapting Damion Armentrout's "So the Young Enter the World" / Eric R. Williams -- section Three Advanced Practices |
| Summary |
"Once you understand the basics of screenwriting, ideas for your next screenplay are everywhere. Whether it comes from a favorite children's book, a summer novel you discover accidentally, a news story that catches your imagination, or a chapter from your own life -- advanced screenwriting strategies should now guide you through your first adaptation. In Screen Adaptation: Beyond the Basics, award-winning screenwriter Eric Williams uses examples from award-winning screenplays to explain new storytelling techniques. His real-world examples illustrate a range of advanced approaches -- including new ways to identify and craft tension, how to reimagine structure and character, and how to strengthen emotional depth in your characters and in the audience. Screen Adaptation: Beyond the Basics teaches readers new ways to engage with source material in order to make successful adaptation decisions, regardless of the source material. The book offers:Three detailed examples of award-winning adaptations by the author, including the complete short story and final scripts used in the Voices From the Heartland project;Breakout boxes highlighting modern and historical adaptations and providing examples for each concept discussed in the book;More than fifty charts providing easy-to-use visual representations of complex concepts;New screenwriting techniques developed by the author, including the Triangle of Knowledge, the Storyteller's Parallax, and the idea of Super Genres as part of a Screenwriters Taxonomy."--Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
"A Focal Press book"--Cover |
| 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 pictures and literature.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Television -- Screenwriting.
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ART -- Film & Video.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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Film adaptations
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Motion pictures and literature
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ayres, Tyler, illustrator
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| LC no. |
2017022848 |
| ISBN |
9781315669410 |
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1315669412 |
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9781317364030 |
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1317364031 |
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