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| Management number | 220539592 | Release Date | 2026/05/03 | List Price | $15.80 | Model Number | 220539592 | ||
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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. Read more
| XRay | Not Enabled |
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| ISBN13 | 978-1317364030 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| File size | 5.0 MB |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Print length | 313 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Publication date | July 28, 2017 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
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