Blog Name: Writer’s Digest
Blog Title: “Take Two: How to Adapt a Book into a Screenplay” Blog Author: Jeanne Veillette Bowerman Date Published: June 26th, 2019 Brief Description. In a rather brief fashion, the blog discusses adapting a book for the screen, as well as where to find novels for potential adaptation and how to contact their authors. Blog Analysis. - Why this Blog? Though brief, this article does include some valuable information regarding contacting the authors of the books to be adapted that I hadn’t seen elsewhere. Its presentation is clean, and the tone of the blog is passionate, if a bit abrasive. - Blog Strengths. The inclusion of author information definitely helped, though there is not much else Bowerman discusses that I hadn’t already read about or learned. - Blog Weaknesses. There is a lack of specific detail within the blog when discussing the process of actually adapting the novel. Most of the information presented seems broad compared to other blogs about the same topic, and though brevity is key to keeping someone’s attention I found that this blog was too brief and did not contain enough satisfactory information.
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Blog Name: E.M. Welsh Blog Title: “How to Adapt your Novel into a Screenplay” Blog Author: E.M. Welsh Date Published: June 28th, 2017 Brief Description. E.M. Welsh gives advice on successfully adapting a novel into a screenplay. A screenplay requires that the source material (i.e., the novel) be trimmed in order to fit within the film restrictions, but this trimming does not have to be painful, or the death of your story. Blog Analysis. - Why this Blog? This blog provides more focused information on the adaptation of screenplays specifically, and all of the tips mentioned I found valid and helpful. The blog post has a clean layout without clutter or too many distracting ads, the information is supplemented by specific examples as well. Welsh’s idea of an exemplary film adaptation coincided with mine, the Cohen Brothers adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s No Country For Old Men and the Harry Potter films are both mentioned, and I agree that both stand as great pieces of film that encompass their source material’s story very well. - Blog Strengths. The inclusion of specific film examples was a great touch for the blog, it helped relate the information better. Also, the tone of voice used in the blogs felt very welcoming, I got the sense through reading that Welsh enjoys talking about the topic just as much as she loves teaching about it. Welsh focuses on the most important parts of the adaptation process; I found the parts of the blog focusing on identifying the key scenes and cutting content to be the most useful Information.
Blog Name: The Writer Blog Title: “How to Adapt a Screenplay to a Novel” Blog Author: Jeff Lyons Date Published: October 31st, 2018 Brief Description. In this Blog Lyons gives advice for adapting a screenplay into a novel. Lyons emphasizes the importance of preparation before deciding to try adapting your screenplay into a novel; each of the different mediums comes with their own challenges and requirements, a screenplay should not read like a novel, and vice-versa. Blog Analysis. - Why this Blog? I chose this blog because as an aspiring novelist and screenwriter I was curious as to what is the best way of adapting my screenplays into longer forms. I regularly write screenplays and short stories while simultaneously trying to tie the two mediums together as I go. I’ll usually start out writing a screenplay and then I combine it with bits and pieces of its novel counterpart where I can. - Blog Strengths. Lyons goes into great detail describing the strengths and weaknesses of each medium while also providing valuable information in regard to successful storytelling. The information is divided into easily read sections each with details on their topic which are occasionally accompanied by bulleted points further elaborating on the subject. I found the sections of the blog regarding writing the exposition and POVs especially useful. The webpage is clear and not too cluttered by ads, overall, the presentation of the blog is pretty good, if a little basic. - Blog Weaknesses. Lyons covers a great deal of information, the writing has no issues I can see, though there is an inactive video embedded into the blog that takes up a lot of space without contributing anything to the writing. |
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