https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/book-to-screen/w/adaptations/6067/how-hollywood-identifies-stories-for-screen-adaptation---podcasten-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/book-to-screen/w/adaptations/6067/how-hollywood-identifies-stories-for-screen-adaptation---podcastThu, 09 Mar 2017 20:01:31 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:f5206bdb-a0fb-4505-b5dc-dbcaff7d0560Caroline Weisshttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/book-to-screen/w/adaptations/6067/how-hollywood-identifies-stories-for-screen-adaptation---podcast#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Adaptations by Caroline Weiss on 3/9/2017 8:01:31 PM<br /> <div class="asl-wikipage-summary"> <p>There are specific elements that former Director of Media Services for Author Solutions Caroline Weiss looks for when reviewing books for potential adaptation to screen. The two most important elements are a well-developed storyline and strong, memorable characters. Other elements that can make a story stand out to Hollywood include unique twists and turns, a fresh take on familiar genres, or new settings/worlds. The opportunities for Hollywood to take notice of your book are increasing as technology continues to lower film production costs and the entertainment business becomes more global.</p> </div> <div class="asl-wikipage-media"> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-17/How-Hollywood-Identifies-Stories-for-Screen-Adaptation.mp3">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../How-Hollywood-Identifies-Stories-for-Screen-Adaptation.mp3</a></p> </div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, podcast</div>