Similar to looking at the news for ideas, many motion
pictures are based on books or other forms of media. This has become very
popular within recent years due to comic book movies becoming increasingly
popular. These Marvel films are all based off comic books with the same name.
When you adapt a novel or comic it’s important to have good
knowledge of the source material so that you can produce the best adaptation for
the fans. It’s also good to remember it doesn’t have to be an exact copy, you
can play around with scenes and the running order of the story if it helps
create a better narrative. You can also add in scenarios that weren’t within
the book to build character or world development. If you have the connections,
it’d also be a good idea to contact the original writer of the novella you are
adapting to make sure you stay faithful to the source.
When we adapted news stories we took out the aspects that
interested us the most, for example I chose a story on a rampaging elephant in
India, and twist these events to make an interesting story. You would usually
include a character that has to overcome an obstacle and would end up in the
protagonist learning a valuable lesson. This is the main structure for the
majority of films made.
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