Kevin Nelson

The Art of Screenplay Adaptations: How Screenwriters Adapt Source Material for Film & TV

The Art of Screenplay Adaptations: How Screenwriters Adapt Source Material for Film & TV

Learn how screenwriters adapt source material into films and TV series, balancing original stories, characters, structure, and the demands of adaptation.

 Charles Deemer

What Can We Learn from Harold Pinter Who Wrote “The French Lieutenant’s Woman” Screenplay

What Can We Learn from Harold Pinter Who Wrote “The French Lieutenant’s Woman” Screenplay

Pinter provides a model for using sentence fragments to create “good” writing

Explore Harold Pinter’s creative process behind The French Lieutenant’s Woman screenplay, his writing style, adaptation approach, and lasting legacy.

 Adam Stovall

Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber Interview: Adapting “The Spectacular Now”

Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber Interview: Adapting “The Spectacular Now”

Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber explain how they got to Now

Interview with Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber on adapting The Spectacular Now: script choices, themes, and bringing Tim Tharp’s story to film.