Novel to Screenplay: The Adaptation Playbook
Academyβ€ΊπŸ”„ Novel β†’ Screen
πŸ”„ Novel β†’ ScreenIntermediateπŸ“š 20 lessons Β· ⏱ 8 hrs

Novel to Screenplay: The Adaptation Playbook

Transform your novel into a screenplay β€” without losing what made it great.

About this course

A systematic, scene-by-scene process for adapting your own novel into a feature screenplay. Learn what to keep, what to cut, and what to reinvent β€” while preserving the emotional truth that made readers love the book.

What you'll learn

βœ“Story distillation: core vs. dispensable material
βœ“Point-of-view shift from prose to visual
βœ“Cutting subplots without losing depth
βœ“Preserving your novel's emotional truth
βœ“Structural mapping: novel chapters β†’ screenplay scenes

Course curriculum

01Why adaptation is not transcriptionπŸ”’
02The core emotional truth of your novelπŸ”’
03Identifying the protagonist's visual journeyπŸ”’
04The adaptation contract: what you owe the bookπŸ”’
Novel to Screenplay: The Adaptation Playbook
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πŸ“š20 lessons
⏱8 hrs of content
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