Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Notes from Adaption Class

TIPS TO CREATING SOLID OUTLINES

Find Arresting Images (as in Heavenly Creatures, Brokeback Mountain)

Compress with Edits (as in Closer, Dan Brown Novels)

Justify the Scene (Queen Mab speech)

Maintain The Umbrella (Citizen Kane, Schindlers List)

Track the Large Scale Action (Fellowship of the Ring)

Track Character Desires (Shawshank Redemption)

Track Changes in Values (Return of the King)

What is the Story Beat? (Slumdog Millionaire)

Make a Promise (silence of the lambs)

Find the Situation Beat (Juno, Dead Calm)