TY - BOOK ID - 146178381 TI - Screen adaptation : beyond the basics : techniques for adapting books, comics and real-life stories into screenplays AU - Williams, Eric R. AU - Ayres, Tyler PY - 2017 SN - 1317364031 1315669412 131736404X 1138948853 PB - New York and London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, DB - UniCat KW - Film adaptations. KW - Motion pictures and literature. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:146178381 AB - 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. ER -