From All Quiet on the Western Front, the Academy Award-winning 'Best Picture' of 1929-1930, to Dances with Wolves, the 1991 winner, many of Hollywood's most popular and enduring movies have been screen adaptations of written work, including novels, stories, and plays. In this practical, hands-on guide, veteran TV and screenwriter Ben Brady unlocks the secrets of the adaptation process, showing aspiring writers and writing teachers how to turn any kind of narrative material into workable, salable screenplays for film and television.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part 1. Principles of Adaptation for Film and Television
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Transition
- 3. Plot
- 4. The Premise
- 5. Character
- 6. The Nature of a Treatment
- 7. The Treatment
- 8. Dialogue
- 9. Camera Language and Screenplay Format
- Part 2. The Screenplay Claire Serrat
- Part 3. Questioning Your Adaptation
- Glossary of Film Terms
- Index
