Classes

To Adapt or Not To Adapt, that is the Question

Act I

Are you considering adapting your favorite author’s novel for the movie screen? Or maybe considering adapting your own novel? If so, what should you consider before starting the process? What questions should you ask? What stories make the best candidates for adaptations? What books/novels should you absolutely avoid for adaptation? Learn to spot the red flags before attempting this process as well as the positives that will give you the green light to get started. I’ll use my personal experiences of adapting these novels to help explain:
• In Shady Groves – Yvonne Lehman
• Beneath a Southern Sky – Deborah Raney
• The Pawn – Steven James
• Sea of Glory – Ken Wales
• The Ark, the Reed and the Fire Cloud – Jenny L. Cote
• The Disappearing Man – Doug Peterson
• The Copper Scroll – Joel C. Rosenberg