Record Details
Twenty questions, a screenplay : writing in pictures
ScholarsArchive at Oregon State University
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Twenty questions, a screenplay : writing in pictures |
| Names |
Clement, Alison, 1953-
(creator) Lewis, Jon R. (advisor) |
| Date Issued | 2014-05-05 (iso8601) |
| Note | Graduation date: 2014 |
| Abstract | Twenty Questions, a Screenplay: Writing in Pictures is a film adaptation of my published novel, Twenty Questions. This is a story about a woman whose proximity to a murder leads to terrible truths about her own life. Set during the invasion of Iraq, the story is a comment on violence while, at the same time, exploring class, identity and the meaning of fidelity. Because I adapted a novel, I was able to concentrate on the screenplay form, rather than content. At the same time, it heightened the contrast between writing prose and writing a screenplay. Because this was an adaptation of my own work, it challenged my allegiance, forcing me to figure out how to be true to the story yet leave the book behind. I am an interior writer. I write impressions, feelings, thoughts. Much of the novel, Twenty Questions, takes place inside my character's head. The screenplay forced me to turn the story inside out, to make the invisible visible, to show the physical and imply the unseen. Writing a screenplay taught me think, not in words, but in pictures. |
| Genre | Thesis/Dissertation |
| Topic | Victims of crimes -- Fiction |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/1957/49237 |
