{"product_id":"screen-adaptation-beyond-the-basics-hardback","title":"Screen Adaptation: Beyond the Basics - Hardback","description":"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:\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e   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. \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44575191662830,"sku":"9781138948853","price":227.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781138948853.jpg?v=1704394720","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/screen-adaptation-beyond-the-basics-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}