{"id":7186,"date":"2017-08-02T01:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T01:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/?p=7186"},"modified":"2021-07-30T22:40:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T22:40:26","slug":"adaptation-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/adaptation-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Adaptation Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday Writing Advice<\/h3>\n

In my post\u00a0last Wednesday, I discussed why all film adaptations should look like a fish<\/a>. Click HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

The key takeaway from that post is: “All the disparate elements have to support the spine. All creatives choices must connect directly to the film’s emotional core.”<\/p>\n

This video essay talks about this concept in terms of all the characters in the film. \u00a0All the characters must relate back to the emotional core of the story. \u00a0This unification of theme from different perspectives is one of the things that raises a film to greatness!<\/p>\n