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We will look at the challenges of turning a short story, a novel, even a poem into a story that will work on screen. Whether you’re starting from scratch or have an existing project that needs fresh insight and guidance, you will develop some of the skills necessary to turn source material into more powerful, authentic screen drama.
This course would be of interest to students interested in literature, film and creative writing.
Overview: Nearly 50% of all films and television productions start their lives in some other medium – a novel, poem, or even a game. Filmmakers and screenwriters get a story ready-made but have to tackle what belongs on screen and what will work for a viewing audience. In this course, we will look at the challenges of turning a short story, a novel, even a poem into a story that will work on screen. Perhaps you have a favourite work that you would love to adapt for the screen. But where do you start? And how do you arrive at a finished piece that both honours the original and works as a script?
Lectures, film screenings, reading extracts, creative ‘work-shopping’ and group discussion.
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
Transferable skills:
Recommended:
Maccabe, Colin & Murray, Kathleen & Warner, Rick (eds), 2012. True to the Spirit: Film Adaptation and the Question of Fidelity. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Hutcheon, Linda, 2012. A Theory of Adaptation. London: Routledge
Krevolin, Richard, 2009. How to Adapt Anything into a Screenplay. USA: Wiley
Summary notes plus some short source reading material will be provided.
If you have questions regarding the course or enrolment, please contact COL Reception at Paterson's Land by email COL@ed.ac.uk or by phone 0131 650 4400.
If you have a disability, learning difficulty or health condition which may affect your studies, please let us know by ticking the 'specific support needs' box on your course application form. This will allow us to make appropriate adjustments in advance and in accordance with your rights under the Equality Act 2010. For more information please visit the Student Support section of our website.