Next Script Fest

Adaptations might be cute if they were not too literal... but otherwise im not a big fan myself really. I mean I quite enjoy the concieving of new characters and environments :p

Its part of the romantic appeal of writing - reading 30 - 40 scripts from which people didn't invent the fundamentals would become a little tedious I think.

Just imagine we could all adapt our western fest entries to a British set 80s new wave punk... new romantic era! Where all our lead characters have to be called Mike!

Miiiike!
 
Nektonic said:
In relation to SONGFEST or LYRICFEST or whatever that type of script fest would be called where adapting a song would be the theme, how about instead of a song we would have to find a piece of poetry or a piece of writing that is in the public domain or so old that copyright would have never been an issue? For example: poetry, mythology, legends, fables, ghost stories, etc....

It could just be ADAPTFEST. We would have to say in our thread what the source material was.
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This could be real interesting in my book. As long as the source material wasn't too specific we would get a wide variety of pieces. It would be interesting to see how everyone interpreted the piece.
 
Actually, an adaptation of public domain material might be a very interesting idea. Sooner or later, a writer needs to be able to adapt others' material and this would be a great exercise.
 
i like coming up with unique, new characters as well.. but what's cool about interpretation is that there is so many ways to interpret something... especially poetry. i would love to see what we all come up with. :)
 
Certainly to adapt something abstract might be interesting but 30 adaptations of short stories could be horrifying :p

They really could.

Really.
 
lawriejaffa said:
Certainly to adapt something abstract might be interesting but 30 adaptations of short stories could be horrifying :p

They really could.

Really.
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i agree... i think it should be based on poetry... otherwise, we are not making up the stories ourselves.
 
lawriejaffa said:
Certainly to adapt something abstract might be interesting but 30 adaptations of short stories could be horrifying :p

They really could.

Really.
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This short Matrix comic which uses a Chuang Tzu poem is pretty cool, and a good example of what could be done with the combination of a poem and cinematic visuals.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/3046841/The-Matrix-Comics-Dave-Gibbons-Butterfly

I agree, it would be fun to adapt a song or poem or a verse from an old book of ancient scripture (not necessarily just the Bible).
 
Nektonic said:
This short Matrix comic which uses a Chuang Tzu poem is pretty cool, and a good example of what could be done with the combination of a poem and cinematic visuals.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/3046841/The-Matrix-Comics-Dave-Gibbons-Butterfly

I agree, it would be fun to adapt a song or poem or a verse from an old book of ancient scripture (not necessarily just the Bible).
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Look at what Stephen King did with a Robert Browning poem.

Here's just the last bit.

There they stood, ranged along the hill-sides, met
To view the last of me, a living frame
For one more picture! in a sheet of flame
I saw them and I knew them all. And yet
Dauntless the slug-horn to my lips I set,
And blew. "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower came."
 
I think any public domain material would work. If someone wanted to do it from a verse, fine...from a short story, fine...from a novel, good luck...:beer:
 
jamiejay said:
we should get a choice... so we have more options ;)
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I think that will be needed since narrowing it down to one thing like a poem seems, well, kinda too narrow.

Chris_Keaton said:
Look at what Stephen King did with a Robert Browning poem.
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Speaking of Stephen King, how about his dollar babies? I wonder if those would be kosher for a script fest?

Blaine said:
I think any public domain material would work. If someone wanted to do it from a verse, fine...from a short story, fine...from a novel, good luck...:beer:
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A writer could potentially adapt a historical event too. It would require doing their own research from one or more sources, but would be another good way to go for something along the lines of ADAPT-A-FEST.

As for novels, if they are in the public domain or if the author can obtain the rights, then they're good -- http://www.authorama.com/

It worked for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice_and_Zombies
 
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