VID 202B - Screenplay Adaptation

Credits: 3

Description
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.

Student Learning Outcomes

Identify source material that will make a good adaptation.
Demonstrate skills to contemporize and/or reinvent classic stories.
Adapt “literary” stories into “cinematic” stories.
Adapt foreign films into remake versions that will appeal to American audiences.
Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills of screenplay form and format.

Prerequisite: VID 111B or Instructor approval