Description
Develop the critical and creative skills to 'translate' a story from page to screen with this step-by-step guide to the process of screen adaptation you'll learn to: - interrogate a novel or short story to release its 'inner film' - convert fictional prose into visual drama - overcome the obstacles presented by different media 'languages' - approach key strategic decisions - both technical and interpretive - draft and re-draft your plot, characters and dialogue - professionally format and submit your finished script In addition to examples taken from 'literary classics', contemporary novels, genre fiction, short stories, and biographical material, Marland and Edgar embrace the wider phenomenon of re-telling and updating existing stories, such as the 'appropriation' of popular figures, inter-film adaptation (sequels and 'reboots'), and development into other visual forms including graphic fiction and video games. Whether you are producing a faithful adaptation of Tolstoy's War and Peace, or planning to pair up the crime-fighting duo of Sherlock Holmes and Batman, Adaptation for Screenwriters will be your guide.
A theoretically informed manual for planning, drafting and completing an adapted film script.
About the Author
Robert Edgar is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing in the School of Humanities, Religion and Philosophy at York St John University, UK, with research interests and publications in screenwriting, prose fiction, radio drama, popular music memoir , the practice of film production, short film production and distribution, narratology and the theory and practice of comedy. John Marland is a Senior Lecturer in Literature Studies at York St John University, UK, with twenty years of experience using adaptation as an educational tool across a range of the arts and humanities subjects including Literature, Creative Writing and Film & TV Production.
Reviews
Marland and Edgar make a strong case for adaptation as the fundamental principle of screenwriting, and offer readers a practical framework for achieving it. * Simon Passmore, Senior Lecturer in Film, Westminster School of Arts, UK *
Book Information
ISBN 9781350036673
Author Professor or Dr. Robert Edgar
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 458g
A theoretically informed manual for planning, drafting and completing an adapted film script.
About the Author
Robert Edgar is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing in the School of Humanities, Religion and Philosophy at York St John University, UK, with research interests and publications in screenwriting, prose fiction, radio drama, popular music memoir , the practice of film production, short film production and distribution, narratology and the theory and practice of comedy. John Marland is a Senior Lecturer in Literature Studies at York St John University, UK, with twenty years of experience using adaptation as an educational tool across a range of the arts and humanities subjects including Literature, Creative Writing and Film & TV Production.
Reviews
Marland and Edgar make a strong case for adaptation as the fundamental principle of screenwriting, and offer readers a practical framework for achieving it. * Simon Passmore, Senior Lecturer in Film, Westminster School of Arts, UK *
Book Information
ISBN 9781350036673
Author Professor or Dr. Robert Edgar
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 458g
