Description: Further DetailsTitle: Adaptation for ScreenwritersCondition: NewEAN: 9781350036673ISBN: 9781350036673Publisher: Bloomsbury AcademicFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/14/2019Item Height: 216mmItem Length: 170mmItem Weight: 458gAuthor: Robert Edgar, John MarlandLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 1350036676Description: 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 scriptIn 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.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Films & TVTopic: Language & ReferenceRelease Year: 2019 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Adaptation for Screenwriters
Title: Adaptation for Screenwriters
EAN: 9781350036673
ISBN: 9781350036673
Release Date: 11/14/2019
Release Year: 2019
ISBN-10: 1350036676
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Films & TV
Topic: Language & Reference
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Name: Adaptation for Screenwriters
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Year: 2019
Subject: Television / Screenwriting, Screenplays, Film / Screenwriting, Film / History & Criticism
Item Height: 0.6 in
Item Weight: 16.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: John Marland, Robert Edgar
Subject Area: Performing Arts
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Width: 6.7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
