HOW TO ADAPT ANYTHING
(because adaptations sell)
OVER 50% OF ALL ACADEMY "BEST PICTURE" AWARDS HAVE BEEN ADAPTATIONS.
Think of all the films that began life in a different medium, whether they were books (like Lord of the Rings), or plastic bricks (The Lego Movie). Add examples like superhero movies adapted from comics, TV shows transferred from radio, and musicals springing from novels, and it becomes clear just what a huge creative enterprise adaptation is.
Today, adaptations are more popular - and successful - than ever.
Join this one-day workshop to learn the secrets of successful adaptation with writer and producer PAUL BASSETT DAVIES, who has many years of experience adapting work from multiple sources.
A SUCCESSFUL ADAPTATION IS A REINVENTION, NOT A REWRITE.
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Think of all the films that began life in a different medium, whether they were books (like Lord of the Rings), or plastic bricks (The Lego Movie). Add examples like superhero movies adapted from comics, TV shows transferred from radio, and musicals springing from novels, and it becomes clear just what a huge creative enterprise adaptation is.
Today, adaptations are more popular - and successful - than ever.
Join this one-day workshop to learn the secrets of successful adaptation with writer and producer PAUL BASSETT DAVIES, who has many years of experience adapting work from multiple sources.
A SUCCESSFUL ADAPTATION IS A REINVENTION, NOT A REWRITE.
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Whether you adapt your own work or someone else's, in this workshop you can learn how to transform material from one medium to another, creating an original new work that is also faithful to the spirit of its source.
Successful adaptation requires you to stay in touch with the material's origins, but also to make it entirely your own - because if you're not doing your own best, inspired, original work, you're not doing your job. The secret of adapting your own material is treat it as someone else's work. It's often harder to adapt your own material than another person's. For one thing, the original writer is always there, giving you a hard time. But whatever the source of the material you're adapting, you can use the same key steps and techniques to produce a unique new work that evolves naturally from its predecessor and takes it a step further on its creative journey. |
INCLUDED IN THE COURSE
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VENUE
PROSPECT HOUSE 100 Rochester Row London SW1P 1JP (The venue is fully accessible and is close to Victoria rail & underground stations.) DATE Monday 27th October 2025 10.30am - 5pm PRICE £95 Full price £85 Concessions £75 BECTU member price We offer the concessionary rate to full-time students as well as to members of these affiliated organisations. If you are a member of one of these organisations. EVENT CAPACITY
14 FURTHER DETAILS Email or phone: 07958 244656 PAUL BASSETT DAVIES is a highly experienced writer, producer and performer. He founded Crystal Theatre, whose pioneering multimedia work was acclaimed in Britain and Europe. He created a series of one-man shows, two of which were Perrier Award finalists at the Edinburgh Festival, and adapted them for BBC radio. He has also adapted his short stories for radio and the screen, transformed the children's TV series 'The Magic Roundabout' into a feature animation film, and adapted the radio sitcom that he wrote with Jeremy Hardy into a big stage show. Paul's novel, "Dead Writers in Rehab," has recently been reissued in a new edition and can be found HERE. His previous book, the gripping psychological thriller, "Stone Heart Deep," is available HERE. For links to his other books, his podcast, and blog, visit Paul's website HERE. |
