The following is a template from Steven that we'll be using in our adaptation to film class, to use as a nuts-and-bolts reference in outlining story, which we will then use to create outlines for our adaptations. That made sense, right?
1. BLURB. A quick line or two, telling what the story is about. The kind of description you'd find on the back of a video guide.
2. MAIN CHARACTER(S). Name, age, central characteristics, relationship to one another.
3. SECONDARY CHARACTER(S). Same as above.
4. UNSEEN CHARACTER(S). Same as above.
5. TRIGGER OR LAUNCH OF STORY (BEGINNING). One (or perhaps several) events which begin the narrative. This is not a "feeling" or "problem" -- it is an event or observable action. Brief.
6. THE STORY. All necessary events laid out as a "list" -- chronologically in the order WHICH THE AUTHOR USES THEM. List nothing that could be omitted and still have the story be accomplished.
7. CONCLUSION OR RESOLUTION OF STORY (ENDING). The final event (or events) of the narrative. Brief.
8. POINT OF VIEW. From whose perspective is the story told? WHY?
9. MOOD, TONE, STYLE OF THE STORY. For example: upbeat or down, gritty or slick, naturalistic or fantastical, etc.
10. THREE THINGS THAT YOU BELIEVE WILL TRANSLATE EASILY OR WELL TO THE SCREEN.
11. THREE THINGS THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT OR CHALLENGING TO TRANSLATE TO THE SCREEN.
12. ON A PERCENTILE BASIS, HOW MUCH OF THE SOURCE MATERIAL DO YOU THINK WILL SURVIVE IN THE SCREENPLAY?
For future reference, on other adaptation projects...
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