https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/choosing-your-topic/7384/backward-engineering-a-novel-vs-a-film-projecten-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/choosing-your-topic/7384/backward-engineering-a-novel-vs-a-film-projectFri, 07 Jun 2019 15:16:36 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:1193e3c6-8b7b-4005-a7d4-027b0f60adf8Dan Watanabehttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/choosing-your-topic/7384/backward-engineering-a-novel-vs-a-film-project#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Choosing Your Topic by Dan Watanabe on 6/7/2019 3:16:36 PM<br /> <div class="asl-wikipage-summary"> <p>Dan Watanabe, Entertainment Expert and Media Arts Instructor, explains the differences between backward engineering a novel and a film project. Backward engineering a novel, says Watanabe, means a writer drafts the ending first and then writes the rest of the story with the knowledge of where it&rsquo;s going. Backward engineering a film project is a little different. Watanabe explains that a writer needs to understand his or her niche first. Then they need to identify those people who are creating the types of projects the writer is hoping to do. This will set parameters for things like budget. Identifying your own strengths can be difficult, but once you do it can change even the genre you write in. For example, Watanabe says that those who are fantastic at story may be well suited to writing one-hour, three-act dramas. People who create characters well may be better-suited to sitcom writing. Scene-oriented writers may write feature films better. This type of backward engineering can help writers use their own strengths to create fantastic film stories. Listen to Watanabe in the clip below for more details on how to backward engineer a film project.</p> </div> <div class="asl-wikipage-media"> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-61/BackwardEngineeringaNovelvsaFilmProject.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../BackwardEngineeringaNovelvsaFilmProject.mp4</a></p> </div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Subscriber, video</div> https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/choosing-your-topic/7384/backward-engineering-a-novel-vs-a-film-project/revision/1Fri, 07 Jun 2019 14:36:06 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:1193e3c6-8b7b-4005-a7d4-027b0f60adf8Dan Watanabehttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/choosing-your-topic/7384/backward-engineering-a-novel-vs-a-film-project#commentsRevision 1 posted to Choosing Your Topic by Dan Watanabe on 6/7/2019 2:36:06 PM<br /> <p>Dan Watanabe, Entertainment Expert and Media Arts Instructor, explains the differences between backward engineering a novel and a film project. Backward engineering a novel, says Watanabe, means a writer drafts the ending first and then writes the rest of the story with the knowledge of where it&rsquo;s going. Backward engineering a film project is a little different. Watanabe explains that a writer needs to understand his or her niche first. Then they need to identify those people who are creating the types of projects the writer is hoping to do. This will set parameters for things like budget. Identifying your own strengths can be difficult, but once you do it can change even the genre you write in. For example, Watanabe says that those who are fantastic at story may be well suited to writing one-hour, three-act dramas. People who create characters well may be better-suited to sitcom writing. Scene-oriented writers may write feature films better. This type of backward engineering can help writers use their own strengths to create fantastic film stories. Listen to Watanabe in the clip below for more details on how to backward engineer a film project.</p> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-61/BackwardEngineeringaNovelvsaFilmProject.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../BackwardEngineeringaNovelvsaFilmProject.mp4</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>