By Mike Springer At first glance, the publishing and film industries appear quite similar: Both strive to bring stories to the widest possible audience; both make risky bets on what will sell. But the interests of the literary world and the interests of the movie world rarely overlap. The trick in dealing with Hollywood, says film producer David Gerson, is …
Are Publishers Ready to Make Movies?
Op-ed by Alex von Rosenberg Frankfurt Storydrive jumped out at me as particularly relevant while I was reviewing events related to the 2010 Fair. The potential collaboration of companies dedicated to divergent areas of the media landscape is very exciting and long overdue. Long ago, the advent and spread of moving pictures combined with sound created and subsequently revolutionized many …
How do you Adapt Books for the Stage or Screen?
By Erin L. Cox Jacqueline Woodson has recently adapted her award-winning book LOCOMOTION for the Kennedy Center stage (the show premieres on October 23rd). In a piece she wrote for The Huffington Post, she talks about the inspiration for the story and how she adapted it for the stage. Earlier this summer, I worked on a film “Capture the Flag,” …
Books to Film: No Hard and Fast Rules
By Liz Bury The heyday of huge film deals being made for books may be over, but, there’s still big money on the table for the right kind of story. Deals are being done, however the sums are often more conservative than they were during the boom years. “The money is less,” said Josie Freedman of ICM, as part of …
What Novels Would You Like to See Adapted to Film?
By Edward Nawotka In today’s lead story Rebecca Chace describes her experience adapting her screenplay Capture the Flag into a novel and then again into a short film. This prompts today’s discussion question: Which books would you like to see adapted to film? If you have a great suggestion, then let us know in the comments. I’ll start us off: …