: Re: What are some common pitfalls when adapting a novel (thematic autobiographic in this case) to a screenplay? I am working on an adaptation of a book into movie format, and I would like to know

The biggest different between a novel and a movie is that in a novel, things are described to the reader. The reader can get inside the character's head, be told what the characters are feeling, what the characters and thinking... This doesn't happen in a movie. A movie can only show, not tell. A screenplay has to be entirely visual (and auditory.) This is difficult of course, because you can't say something like "Today, John is upset because his classmates made fun of him yesterday."

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