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Common Mistakes Directors Make When Adapting a Book into a Movie

filmmakingnet2wp_mhbj4h9 years ago2 years ago09 mins

News that a certain beloved book is being adapted into a movie or even worse, a blockbuster, is concomitantly met with both joy and dismay by the same category of people – the fans. Simply put, with a few exceptions, a movie adaptation will almost always disappoint die-hard fans. This happens because some unspoken elements…

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Should Authors Become Screenwriters?

filmmakingnet2wp_mhbj4h11 years ago2 years ago014 mins

There is a long history of literary writers crossing over into screenwriting, whether it be to adapt their own work, create something new, or adapt the work of others. Some of them have made this transition with great success, and have been able to translate their written voice into a visual medium. Many others, however, this transition…

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What Could Remake-Obsessed Hollywood Learn From Shakespeare?

filmmakingnet2wp_mhbj4h13 years ago2 years ago05 mins

If there’s one thing everybody likes to do in Hollywood, it’s complain about remakes. One article after another voices disgust at the latest reboot. Remakes, they say, are absolute proof that Tinseltown has lost its imagination. But are remakes really a new phenomenon? Absolutely not. In fact, one of the greatest writers of Western literature…

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