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Craft guide / 2 tracks

Condensing novels and expanding picture books

Ridley Scott describes condensing and reordering Hannibal's 600-page source novel. Ron Howard explains adding characters, history, locations, and action to How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Both discuss what to retain from a book and what to invent for a feature film.

Reading order

Read the commentaries in order.

  1. Hannibal poster

    Part 1 of 2

    Hannibal (2001)

    Ridley Scott

    Director / 2h 10m / 416 segments

  2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas poster

    Part 2 of 2

    How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

    Ron Howard

    Director / 1h 43m / 359 segments