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Jun 14, 2023

How to Master Active vs. Passive Voice in Screenwriting

From manga on paper to full throttle live action, this is how Marc Jobst adapted the live-action One Piece series for Netflix. This post was written by Marc Jobst. How do you approach directing the

From manga on paper to full throttle live action, this is how Marc Jobst adapted the live-action One Piece series for Netflix.

This post was written by Marc Jobst.

How do you approach directing the pilot for a live-action adaptation of the biggest-selling manga in the universe? How do you successfully bring a 2-dimensional world into 3 dimensions without losing the riotous freedoms afforded the world of pen and paper? Is it even possible? Or should I just step away and move on to something less problematic?

I like a challenge. The showrunners, Steve Maeda and Matt Owens and their team had written terrific scripts–ambitious, epic, and intimate, with wonderful moments of insight into character, relationship, and the world in which we live, all while respecting the source material.