{"product_id":"screen-adaptation-beyond-the-basics","title":"Screen Adaptation: Beyond the Basics","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnce 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 \u003ci\u003eScreen Adaptation: Beyond the Basics, \u003c\/i\u003eaward-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. \u003ci\u003eScreen Adaptation: Beyond the Basics\u003c\/i\u003e teaches readers new ways to engage with source material in order to make successful adaptation decisions, regardless of the source material.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book offers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree detailed examples of award-winning adaptations by the author, including the complete short story and final scripts used in the \u003ci\u003eVoices From the Heartland\u003c\/i\u003e project;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreakout boxes highlighting modern and historical adaptations and providing examples for each concept discussed in the book;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore than fifty charts providing easy-to-use visual representations of complex concepts;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54255606956376,"sku":"9781138948853","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138948853_e97e83a4-5ec9-41b0-a225-22fe9320c435.jpg?v=1777261546","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/screen-adaptation-beyond-the-basics","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}