After a lovely three weeks off, Darren Bleckner is back to writing his Pulitzer Prize winning English blog. In the fourth marking Period I will be taking on the difficult task of adapting a screenplay based on a novel. I know what you're thinking, "Darren, an adapted screenplay? You're better than that!" While I know I am superior writer than taking someone else's work I have to say a few words about the novel. Room 13 by Henry Garfield is one of the best and craziest "horror" novels I have ever read. (I will of course reread it in order to adapt it, don't worry Mr. Saxon) It has every thing from werewolves to haunted paintings and crazy sex scenes. To give a small back story, after a tragic death a teacher moves towns into the haunted room 13. Sounds great right? Oh it is!
I'm sure they're are a lot more questions, like how can you write a screenplay? Luckily through the power of written media and the internet there are plenty of things out there. Such as websites like Screenwriting.info and Empire Contact. It doesn't just stop at websites though there are plenty of books that screenwriters should read before jumping into the long difficult process that is writing a script. I will also read at least two full length books about the process while reading the novel over and starting the screenplay.
On to my plan for this week! In class I will either be reading Room 13 or one of the screen writing books, the other I will read at home. I hopefully will finish both books and a ton of websites by the time we return from vacation. This way I can spend the last sevenish weeks purely writing. The final project along with the physical copy of the script will include a power point on my methods to how I wrote it. As well as both a trailer and story boards. Lastly it'll include a treatment and possible actors and directors that will be lined up for the project. Hopefully one day it'll get the greenlight and Room 13 will be a reality.
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