{"product_id":"intro-to-screenwriting-adaptation","title":"Intro to Screenwriting \u0026 Adaptation","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdapting Your Story from Novel or Memoir to Screenplay with Jamie Leigh Lorente\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch5 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 6-week workshop for discovering the cinematic story inside your source material \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWorkshop format - 6 weekly sessions, 90 minutes each, including: instruction and discussion, guided writing and adaptation exercises, workshop opportunities, and weekly assignments designed to move your adaptation forward.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIdeal for: memoirists, novelists, fiction writers, and other storytellers interested in adapting an existing work or story into a screenplay (Feature, short, or series pilot). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo previous screenwriting experience is required.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdapting a book or story for the screen isn’t simply a matter of translating prose into screenplay format. It means discovering the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecinematic story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e within the source material.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat is the essential story? Whose story is it? What does your protagonist want? How does your story become a visual medium? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver six weeks, this workshop will guide you through the process of finding and shaping the screenplay inside your existing material. Through instruction, examples, generative exercises, and workshop discussion, you’ll explore character, point of view, structure, scene, visual storytelling, dialogue, and the sometimes liberating art of departing from the source.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe goal isn’t to reproduce your original work faithfully on the page. It’s to discover what form the story, or part of the story, wants to take on the screen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat You’ll Learn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to find the cinematic story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e within your source material, including its protagonist, dramatic question, stakes, and emotional spine\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to transform prose into visual storytelling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by externalizing interiority through action, image, setting, behavior, and dialogue\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to reshape your story for the screen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, using screenplay structure, scene construction, point of view, compression, omission, and invention\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to build a working blueprint for your adaptation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, from logline and story map to screenplay scenes and a practical path forward\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat We’ll Explore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinding the Cinematic Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiscover what adaptation really involves—translation, transformation, and reimagining. Identify the essential story beneath your source material, begin articulating it in a logline, and explore what to keep, cut, combine, or invent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharacter, POV \u0026amp; the Adaptation Lens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetermine whose story we’re watching and learn to translate interior experience into behavior, action, image, and setting. Explore character development, point of view, character consolidation, and screenplay fundamentals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinding the Screenplay Structure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMove beyond the structure of your original work to identify the turning points and story beats your screenplay needs. Begin developing a beat sheet or story map while exploring compression, omission, rearrangement, and fidelity to the source.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWriting Cinematically\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLearn what “show, don’t tell” really means on the screenplay page. Experiment with transforming exposition, memory, reflection, and internal thought into cinematic language through visual storytelling, recurring imagery, setting, and action.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScene, Dialogue \u0026amp; Subtext\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore what makes a scene earn its place. Work with scene objectives, conflict, emotional turns, dialogue, and subtext while writing and workshopping selected scenes from your adaptation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuilding the Blueprint \u0026amp; Moving Forward\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStep back to consider the screenplay as a whole. Refine your logline and dramatic question, strengthen your story map, identify gaps and opportunities, and create a path for continuing the adaptation beyond the workshop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat You’ll Need\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBring an existing memoir, novel, essay, short story, or other narrative you’d like to explore adapting. You’ll also need access to your source material, a notebook or journal, and a computer or writing device. Screenwriting software options—both free and paid—will be discussed during the workshop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost importantly, come prepared to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexperiment, cut, combine, invent, and occasionally surprise yourself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sibyl Writing Craft Workshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52102289817829,"sku":null,"price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.sibyllinepress.com\/products\/intro-to-screenwriting-adaptation","provider":"Sibylline Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}