BASED ON
How to Adapt Books, Articles, Real Life Stories for Film and TV
ON DEMAND COURSE - INSTANT ACCESS
From HUSTLERS and ERIN BROCKOVICH, to MALCOLM X, HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK, THE HUNGER GAMES and AMERICAN FICTION, some of the greatest stories of our time have been adapted from IP!
MAYBE YOU'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF of getting the rights to your favorite book from childhood and turning it into a movie.
Or you have a neighbor or relative whose life is stranger than fiction, and you’d love to figure out how to bring it to the BIG SCREEN.
Learn how to do just that in The Create Daily’s new on-demand course with instant access, “BASED ON.”
How does a novel get from the page to the screen?
How can an entire film derive from a great magazine article?
Or how do you get the life rights to tell the story of that fascinating person you met, or historical figure you’re obsessed with?
How do you option IP?
How do you find great material to adapt?
…And honestly, why are so many adaptations just plain bad? (We hate to say it!)
We’ll break down the ins and outs of adapting IP, demystifying what seems like a most mystifying process for producers and writers of all backgrounds and genres.
HONEY CHILE
HONEY CHILE has a secret weapon when it comes to securing IP. Head Honey Felicia Pride not only had a career in book publishing before transitioning to entertainment, she also authored several books, including the notable essay collection The Message: 100 Life Lessons from Hip-Hop’s Greatest Songs.
The shared experience of being a published author, along with Felicia’s deep relationships and knowledge of the publishing industry, has proven to give fellow writers the confidence to trust HONEY CHILE with their IP. HONEY CHILE made waves with the recent announcement they’d be adapting the NYT bestselling novel SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE by Tia Williams alongside their partners! This is in addition to having book adaptations set up with BET Studios and CBS Studios, as well as having secured the rights to several other works.
If you want to learn how a young production company has managed to secure invaluable IP, this course is for you.
What you'll learn
The process of optioning and developing IP for adaptation
The nuances of three different types of adaptations: books, articles, life rights
All the development jargon: shopping agreements, options, etc.
What HONEY CHILE looks for and how we source, search, and track IP
Plus the answers to all your burning questions!
one-time payment
$89.00
ON DEMAND COURSE
Upon purchase, you will get immediate access to the pre-recorded video. This class is not live.
Meet Your Instructors
FELICIA PRIDE
Felicia Pride is a TV writer / producer and an award-winning filmmaker. She wrote on QUEEN SUGAR, GREY’S ANATOMY, and is currently a writer / supervising producer on BEL-AIR. She’s currently developing shows with Amazon, Netflix, and FX. In film, she’s the writer and executive producer of REALLY LOVE, which debuted on Netflix and became a Top Ten Movie on the platform. And she’s sold features to Universal, Sony, and AGC Studios.
Felicia founded and runs HONEY CHILE, an independent media + production company catering to Black women 40+ and is the co-host of their twice NAACP Image Award-nominated podcast Chile, Please. HONEY CHILE currently has projects setup at CBS Studios, BET Studios, and Lifetime.
Felicia made her directorial debut with tender, an award-winning short film which aired on STARZ, and she is currently on the festival circuit with LOOK BACK AT IT, a proof of concept for her directorial feature debut by the same name, which won the audience award at the BlackStar Film Festival and was nominated for an Humanitas Prize for screenwriting.
Felicia was a Film Independent Screenwriting Lab Fellow and a graduate of NBC's Writers on the Verge program as a comedy writer.
She started her writing career more than twenty years ago as an entertainment journalist before going on to write several books, including the essay collection, The Message: 100 Life Lessons from Hip-Hop’s Greatest Songs. Prior to transitioning to screenwriting, she worked as a film distribution exec and an impact producer. Felicia holds an M.A. in writing from Emerson College and runs The Create Daily, a platform that centers historically excluded storytellers that she founded in 2012.
DRIADONNA ROLAND
Driadonna Roland works in development at Paramount and is the Creative Executive at HONEY CHILE, where her work includes finding IP, working with writers, and finding points of collaboration with Honey authors. It is the perfect role for a nerd like herself who still checks out books from the library!
Driadonna has nearly 15 years of experience in journalism and digital media, with a track record in editorial leadership at industry-leading outlets including Complex, BuzzFeed, and REVOLT.
She is also a producer, content strategist and personality across platforms and currently co-hosts The Create Daily’s new podcast, “The Creative Cut Up.”
BASED ON
How to Adapt Books, Articles, Real Life Stories for Film and TV
We’ll break down the ins and outs of adapting IP, demystifying what seems like a most mystifying process for producers and writers of all backgrounds and genres.