My Movie Business
My Movie Business is essentially about making the screen version of The Cider House Rules. As such, it's concerned primarily with the intricacies of condensing a 500-plus page novel into two hours of screen time, discussing necessary adaptations of the plotline, the treatment or cutting of...
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My Movie Business is essentially about making the screen version of The Cider House Rules. As such, it's concerned primarily with the intricacies of condensing a 500-plus page novel into two hours of screen time, discussing necessary adaptations of the plotline, the treatment or cutting of characters and the shooting of specific scenes
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780552998680 (0552998680)
Publish date: October 5th 2000
Publisher: Black Swan
Edition language: English
Irving recounts his experiences with the filming of his books. He provides considerable detail, particularly, for the transition of Cider House Rules from novel to film. It is a very nice look into the process of translating from novel to screenplay. He provides many examples of the decisions that h...
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