Question about adapting from well-known literature
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Topic: Question about adapting from well-known literature
Posted By: DeafOwl987
Subject: Question about adapting from well-known literature
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2025 at 7:06pm
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Hello, I have a script breakdown for my assignment this weekend, but I want to check around before I go ahead and write away. Have original works here been adapted from well-known literature (i.e. Greek myths, Brothers Grimm fairy tales, Shakespeare's plays, etc.) and still gotten moved up? I feel really good about my story idea but I wonder if it's worth the gamble. Please let me know, thanks! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67069_post714314.html#714314" rel="nofollow - SS R2 G23 "Forever Inked" https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67812_post719778.html#719778" rel="nofollow - SW R1 G50 "Throbs" |
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Posted By: jacksilver
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2025 at 7:24pm
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If you check the FAQs you can use previously created characters by you or someone else. You can’t use pre-existing storylines. So Batman would be OK as would Romeo - just don’t copy the Dark Knight. https://www.nycmidnight.com/scc-faq" rel="nofollow - https://www.nycmidnight.com/scc-faq ------------- http://bit.ly/3XRRKWC" rel="nofollow - Fb , https://bit.ly/3F3hCbp" rel="nofollow - St | https://bit.ly/42c65xp" rel="nofollow - All |
Posted By: DeafOwl987
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2025 at 7:34pm
Thank you for pointing me towards that clause. I read the part about using previously created characters before but overlooked the part on previously created storylines. My idea isn't directly a previously created storyline but rather the aftermath of one, and in a completely different setting. Of course, I wouldn't want to risk that much, so I will go back to the storyboard and re-visualize this thoroughly. Thanks again! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67069_post714314.html#714314" rel="nofollow - SS R2 G23 "Forever Inked" https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67812_post719778.html#719778" rel="nofollow - SW R1 G50 "Throbs" |
jacksilver wrote:Posted By: jacksilver
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2025 at 7:40pm
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I think technically if you did “After The Dark Knight Rises” or “Rosalind After Romeo” you’d be OK .. but also I don’t know how well this would do. You’d hope people wouldn’t have a bias - but you never know. ------------- http://bit.ly/3XRRKWC" rel="nofollow - Fb , https://bit.ly/3F3hCbp" rel="nofollow - St | https://bit.ly/42c65xp" rel="nofollow - All |
Posted By: DeafOwl987
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2025 at 8:21pm
Exactly this! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67069_post714314.html#714314" rel="nofollow - SS R2 G23 "Forever Inked" https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67812_post719778.html#719778" rel="nofollow - SW R1 G50 "Throbs" |