Hi, everyone! My name is Ionela Godinho, and I’m a Portuguese writer who recently published my first book, The Angel in Flame. It’s an emotional romance about love, fate, and overcoming challenges, and I’m already planning to turn it into a film.
I’m here to connect with other writers, filmmakers, and industry professionals who can share insights on adapting books into movies. I’m also open to partnerships and collaborations.
If you have experience with screenwriting, production, or simply love great stories, I’d love to chat! Let’s connect!
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Hi Lonela Godinho Greta to meet you
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Hi, Ionela Godinho. Welcome to the community. Congratulations on publishing your first book! Here's a blog that'll help you navigate Stage 32 and connect with writers, filmmakers, and industry professionals : www.stage32.com/blog/how-to-successfully-navigate-the-stage-32-platform-...
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Hi again, Ionela Godinho. I adapted some books into scripts way back. I talked with the authors and read through the books, making notes of the most important things and most visual things that needed to be in the scripts.
Also think about the cost of things. For one of the books I adapted, there was a HUGE battle scene that would've cost probably millions and millions to film, so the book scene was changed to something else in the script. If you're going for a big-budget adaptation, disregard what I just said.
Here are two posts that could help you adapt your book into a script:
www.stage32.com/lounge/screenwriting/Adapting-novels-into-screenplay-met...
www.stage32.com/lounge/screenwriting/Adaptation-4
Liz Sczudlo taught a webinar called "How to Adapt a Book Into a Film or Series." It's available to watch on demand. www.stage32.com/education/products/how-to-adapt-a-book-into-a-film-or-se...
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Congratulations on the book, Ionela Godinho, and welcome to the community! Just as a reminder, we have the world's largest library of film and television education on this platform with over 3,500 hours of programming. Included are some incredible webinars and classes on adapting books to screenplays. If you'd like more information, just shoot the Education Team a line at edu@stage32.com
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Welcome and congrats on your book!
Will PM you soon about it. Thanks!
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Ionela Godinho Welcome! It's nice to meet you :) Congrats on the book, I'll have to check it out. I wrote something in that genre years ago The Light of the Blue Pearl and I've also wanted to turn it into a film. Without this community, it seemed like a pipe dream. But who knows now? Looking forward to connecting with you.
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You've come to the right place Ionela Godinho - Best of luck!
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Maurice Vaughan ,thank you! I appreciate the warm welcome and the helpful blog. I’ll definitely check it out!
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Richard "RB" Botto ,Thank you so much! I’m excited to be part of the community and will definitely check out the book-to-screen adaptation webinars.
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Chris Ross Leong ,Thank you! Looking forward to your message.
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Kat Spencer , thank you! It’s nice to connect with you. I appreciate your kind words and look forward to getting to know more about your work too!
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Jack Binder ,Thank you, Jack! Looking forward to connecting with everyone here!
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António Monfort ,Hi António, nice to meet you too! Thanks for reaching out.
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You're welcome, Ionela Godinho. I hope you have an incredible time on Stage 32. I'm sure you will. Keep us posted on your movie adaptation.