> Honestly, if a writing style could be translated to a (big or small) screen, then why does the movie of the book almost always suck?
Because someone else wrote it, not the author of the original work.
> And stealing from a script? Yeah, perhaps…By the time I see it though, it’s been translated through a bunch of re-writes by different people, an actor, a cinematographer and a director, I doubt any signature style is left for me to steal.
So, how do you explain ‘house’ styles?
In the UK, in the ’90s, there was a series of adverts for the Tango soft-drink/soda.
After a while, I got to recognise the house style and could detect adverts for other products made by the same advertising agency (Tomato, as it happens, IIRC).
Equally, how do you recognise a particular director’s style, like say Lynch, Kubrik, Cameron or Ritchie?
In both cases (house and individual) there is a definite style that is there to be picked up on, even if only subconsciously.
Add to that the fact that certain script-/screen-writers are in demand specifically to adapt works for the screen and you soon realise that, even amongst varied productions and directors, those using the same screeenwriters will also be delivering on an underlying style.
Perhaps you need to pay more attention to the film/movie credits?
Narrative style need not be in written form in order to influence our writing — it will even be influenced by the soundtrack and score.
