{"product_id":"screen-adaptation-eric-r-williams-9781138948860","title":"Screen Adaptation: Beyond the Basics: Techniques for Adapting Books, Comics and Real-Life Stories into Screenplays","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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book offers: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreakout boxes highlighting modern and historical adaptations and providing examples for each concept discussed in the book;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore than fifty charts providing easy-to-use visual representations of complex concepts;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric R. Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138948861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138948860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Eric R. Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44173330415871,"sku":"9781138948860","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7c222cd9-8d5d-4704-bcd6-3c6b7292754b.jpg?v=1689792223","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/screen-adaptation-eric-r-williams-9781138948860","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}