I'm converting two of my screenplays to comic book format to try to get them published as graphic novels. Have anyone else done this and were you sucessful?
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No, but I'm considering a similar venture to circumvent the cost of filming. I'll keep an eye on your thread.
I'm in the embryotic stages of doing it. I've been researching the steps for about a year, now I'm executing the steps.
Right now I'm just changing the script over. It is a different format then regular script writing in which you have to break it down even further to describe what's going on in panels on each page. So the novel will be longer then the actual script. Then the hard part, find an artist or submit to a publisher so they can find an artist for you.
@ Lisa My steps was first to learn the graphic novel/comic book format for scripts and readjusting my story and plot points to fit it. Next I learned about lettering and coloring and cinematic storyboard stylizing to make key scenes "pop" visually. Final step, (where I am currently), is to learn all the 3D modeling software I have, Vue, Blender, Daz and Poser to do the art work myself. End result will be something like this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq9QEn5etYU&list=PLeQTBc5Y7Lj3czQhLUyVRv...
Yeah it's going to be a challenge but I'm up for it, I'm giving myself a year to get her done so we'll see what happens. Thanks for the encouragement.
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A person worth talking to about this is Sarah Bitely who has successfully turned her screenplay Pimpkillah into a comic book series using third party artists.
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I did the same with my screenplays. I call them, The Movie Book Collection. I converted each screenplay into a book that reads like the script. Just without the tech jargon. This is ONLY to show you an example: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/therealamarumoviebooks It has been pretty good so far. I have 4 more to write/transcribe but I figure you like the book it lends cred to the film. If the film never gets made, why shouldn't people be able to read it in their fav medium?
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It reads like a movie without the technical jargon. You as the reader will see the same thing word for word as a film. Not an adaptation but transcribed so to speak. Dialogue and action but type set as a novel. Unlike a regular book that is long and drawn out, it cuts to the chase like a movie.