Adaptation

Screenwriting craft, screenplay formatting and the unglamorous pre-production work that turns a script into a shoot. Written by people who have had to do it.

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Screenwriting · 7 min

Beauty and the Beast Script Analysis

A close look at how Stephen Chbosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos adapted the 1991 animated classic into the 2017 live-action screenplay.

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Screenwriting · 7 min

Adapting Source Material for the Screen

A practical guide for independent screenwriters on how to secure rights, cut extraneous subplots, and transform novels or articles into tight, production-ready screenplays.

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