VID 202B - Screenplay Adaptation

Credits: 3

Study of how to adapt previously existing source materials from other media (short story, novella, novel, theater play, true-life story, comic book, song lyric, video game, TV show) into cinematic/screenplay form. Also how to adapt/update/contemporize previously made films (American or foreign) into new works – remakes. Learning will involve case studies of illustrative types of films and readings of source material.
Prerequisite(s): VID 111B or Instructor approval.