Screen Adaptation, 2nd Edition

Index

A

Abortion, as social issue, 71–74, 149

Action

adding, 97–98

character, 29–30

between the dialogue, 17

giving to different character, 4

rising, 18

Acts, 13–14

breaks, 139–140

Adaptation. See also Additions; Characters; Condensation

approaches to, 4–5

problems in, 5–7

Additions, 6–7

to short stories, 101–102

Adler, Renatta, 101

Agents, 126–127

“Altar of the Dead, The” (James), 92

Amadeus, 115, 116, 117

And Justice for All, 141

Angel Heart, 140

Annie Hall, 5

Antagonists, 16–17, 142

Apollo 13, 83–87

Audience

identification with characters, 2

mass, taste of, 7, 8–9, 91

and plays, 106

starting point and, 13, 36

B

Backstory, 15, 25–28, 45–46, 80

in Apollo 13, 85–86

in Biloxi Blues, 114

in Leaving Las Vegas, 135–136

revealing, 143

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