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How to Adapt a Novel Into a Screenplay in 10 Steps | Script Reader Pro

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If you’ve found some success as a novelist (or even if you haven’t published your novel yet), you may have considered adapting your novel into a screenplay. But where to start?
In our latest video, we’re giving you ten clear steps to follow while adapting a novel into a screenplay for the silver screen.
Here’s what’s coming up:
• How to use outlines to turn your novel into a movie.
• Ways to zero in on your movie’s main conflict.
• Pro scripts to learn from and screenwriting books to read.
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Over to You:
• Ask yourself, is my novel visual enough?
• If yes, turn your novel outline into a movie outline.
• What do you think of our methods outlined in this video?
Let us know in the comments section below the video.
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@512ent Год назад

I wrote a short film, then created the book, and now I’m revamping into a full feature

@ZekeBriarcliff 16 дней назад

Great notes. This really helped me start to formulate a workflow for adapting a particular book into a screenplay.

@BrunoCosta-wnft Год назад

Another thing that I would like to add, based on my own experience (writing my own adaptation to tv), is that the length of the acts varies substantially. In my book, Act 1 is just one chapter, equivalent to one scene, and then the inciting incident immediately comes up. But in the script, I had to create a couple more scenes to give more context and explain better the lead characters' motivation. Therefore, ACT 1 is longer now. Thanks for your video!

@ScriptReaderProLosAngeles Год назад

Great insight, Bruno!

@NIKONGUY1960 Год назад

Read a book on Kindle. Total page turner. Kept thinking this would make a great movie. Finished it, the thought wouldn't leave me alone. Bought a physical copy. Now, watching this, I thought it time to get to work. I'm retired now so time is no longer an issue. At some point I'm going to have to approach the author and talk about rights. That would be a great topic to cover at some point.

@downrock.creative 4 месяца назад

Agreed. I would like to see a video on obtaining rights to someone else’s book. By the way, any progress for you on moving forward with the screenplay?

@throne1797 10 месяцев назад

I have written several murder mystery novels. An Indie producer has approached me about turning one of them into a movie. The novel takes place in two time frames which are spread out throughout the novel. He asked me if I would have a go at writing a screen version of it for him (for $$). As the writer, I can see ways of compressing the early time frame where the murders take place into several minutes at the beginning of the movie, extracting important visual elements and minimizing character building needed in the written word with character appearances and gestures. And concentrating the rest of the movie on the unraveling of those earlier events by forensic investigations. But I have no idea how long this conversion will take. I like your approach tho.

@downrock.creative 4 месяца назад

Really great tips, thanks! I’m looking forward to checking out more of your content.

@bobcanning1360 Год назад

ALWAYS good advice! Thank you AGAIN!

@ScriptReaderProLosAngeles Год назад

Glad you think so, Bob!

@d-jemme 10 месяцев назад

wouldn't an interior monologue potentially be a voiceover tho?

@downrock.creative 4 месяца назад

I thought this, too. And of course, we’ve seen plenty of movies with voiceovers conveying interior monologues, right? I reckon it depends on if something valuable can be shown/seen visually during the monologue that maybe it a worthwhile scene.

@seanwordsmith5908 Год назад

Thank you so much for this bro

@ScriptReaderProLosAngeles Год назад

Glad you found it helpful Sean!

@mattherbert873 Год назад

Great video thanks for the help. I am curious is there a rule to decide if a book should be a feature? Like Harry Potter went as a move but Game of Thrones went as a show.

@ScriptReaderProLosAngeles Год назад

Hi Matt, great question! Ultimately, it depends how high the stakes are and if they are continuous in the sense of longevity. Our suggestion would be to see what's easier to outline: a pilot and episodes or a feature film

@jess_18 Год назад

Amazing amazing video, thanks so much!

@ScriptReaderProLosAngeles Год назад

Glad you liked it!

@chrisswider Год назад

Very Helpful! Thanks!

@ScriptReaderProLosAngeles Год назад

Thanks for watching, Christopher!

@BrunoCosta-wnft Год назад

Since when it's anything from Stage 32 free? I've checked their website lately and everything they offer is paid.

@ScriptReaderProLosAngeles Год назад

You are correct in the services but it's worth checking out the forums where perhaps a conversation with a fellow writer leads to something. You never know!

@BrunoCosta-wnft Год назад

@@ScriptReaderProLosAngeles I didn't know about that! Thanks!