Have written three screenplays.....which were then turned into books. Now writing screenplay from a book, and
am finding it difficult to stay true to events as they unfolded in the book. Any ideas?
Screenwriting : A book to screenplay by Djv Murphy
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What I've learned in adapting three of my own novels into screenplays is: I don't actually have to stay true to the events in my book. It's best to adapt (as in "adaptation") to a different medium.
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Not an expert but what I have done is to highlight the "beats" of the plot of the book. Then I also highlight the important character information (their arcs) and then I've plucked out important pieces of dialogue.
Then I would write a summary or "outline" of the book highlighting those items above and then from there use the outline to write the script.
Basically "reverse engineer" the book back to an outline.
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Study Jaws. The book vs movie. All the best scenes of the movie is not in the book. Maybe it's best to concentrate on one craft and let someone else do the adaptation... if there is an audience for it.
Appreciate the feedback. Outline idea is spot on...Thank you.