Principles of Adaptation for Film and Television

by Ben Brady

Book Overview

From All Quiet on the Western Front, the Academy Award-winning "Best Picture" of 1929-1930, to Dances with Wolves, the 1991 winner, many of Hollywood's most popular and enduring movies have been screen adaptations of written work, including novels, stories, and plays. In this practical, hands-on guide, veteran TV and screenwriter Ben Brady unlocks the secrets of the adaptation process, showing aspiring writers and writing teachers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292708076
• ISBN13: 9780292708075
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A Classic, and a damn useful one at that!

Indespensible for translating a book or play into the moving image! It elevated my art, I can tell you!