{"product_id":"screen-adaptation-kenneth-portnoy-9781138466333","title":"Screen Adaptation: A Scriptwriting Handbook","description":"Screen Adaptation: A Scriptwriting Handbook, 2nd ed. examines the challenge screenwriters face when adapting novels, plays, and short stories for the screen. Thoroughly updated to include new exercises and example from current films, this book provides practical, usable information on how to find the best plot line for a script, choose key characters, and understand the goals and formats of different genres.Topics include: determining which characters and events are most valuable on developing the main story;expanding short novellas and condensing long novels;using dialog to advance the story and reveal character;comparing the formats of plays, short stories, and novels to those of screenplaysapproaching the marketplaceIn this book, both beginning writers and professionals will find the tools necessary to evaluate a prospective source and create a successful screenplay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth Portnoy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138466336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138466333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Kenneth Portnoy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48659244777727,"sku":"9781138466333","price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/screen-adaptation-kenneth-portnoy-9781138466333","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}