Adapting Scripts into Novels - Transcript March 22, 2015
We had a great chat tonight on using your screenplays as outlines for novels. Why not get your story out there and enjoyed while you're hustling them to Hollywood execs? Read on for some great tips and insights into reverse adaptation. Enjoy! @jeannevb
IT’S #SCRIPTCHAT O’CLOCK: Topic - adapting your screenplays into novels or short stories. The power of IP. Chat here: http://www.tchat.io/rooms/scriptchat …
.@LaurenSchacher @MaggieLevin @Bambookiller I ask because #scriptchat tonight is on adapting your script to other media - @CWSPodcast
Oh man, this mentality is ingrained in me. Before I focused on writing, my plan was to be a comic book artist... #scriptchat- Welcome everyone! I'm a huge fan of using your stories in as many ways as possible, except as kindling for fires. #scriptchat
- so my immediate thought was how to adapt a movie idea into "issues" or "episodes" #scriptchat
You better be on your prose. #scriptchat- While I’m not a huge fan of “reverse adaptation", commissioning a graphic novel is WAY cheaper than shooting a feature #scriptchat
- There's much to consider when adapting your scripts into novels. Some stories make better movies than books & vice versa #scriptchat
#scriptchat booyeah
@jeannevb and novelizing your script can increase attention and interest in your story #scriptchat
@chasffisher That's a great topic for @joewilsontv to comment on, since he's doing exactly that right now. #scriptchat
Hey guys! Sorry I'm late! #scriptchat- @tdbcd Dances With Wolves by Michael Blake is the most famous example I know of...won the oscar after all #scriptchat
- Some fellow screenwriters have adapted their scripts to novels, like @UnkScreenwriter @blueneumann @JonJimMiller #scriptchat
- @tdbcd turning a movie script into a book? #scriptchat
- @jeannevb Actually I haven't yet, but I intend to #scriptchat
- @blueneumann @tdbcd Hollywood tends to respect authors more than scribes...which isn't saying much I know #scriptchat
#scriptchat welcome to the brave new world of trans media storytelling.- @blueneumann that counts :) #scriptchat
- I think a key thing to keep in mind is not just "prose-ifying" your script, but actually take it apart and reassemble it #scriptchat
- @jgsarantinos Hey! *waves* #scriptchat
- Hey everyone! *waves* #scriptchat
@tdbcd #scriptchat Ron Montana used to take scripts he didn't sell and novelize them
