Every creator hits the same wall: "What story do I tell next?"
Meanwhile, the biggest hits on ReelShort, GoodShort, YouTube and TikTok run on the same ingredients: forbidden romance, secret identities, revenge, scandal and a twist that makes you hit "next episode".
Classic literature is full of those stories. They're proven, recognizable, and free to adapt because they're in the public domain.
The Story-to-Screen Adaptation Kit gives you 5 screen-ready classics as formatted Word books AND audiobooks, the complete method to adapt them, a fully worked example from book to pilot script, and every editable template you need to develop, pitch, budget and produce your own version.
Built for filmmakers, producers, screenwriters, AI filmmakers, skit makers, YouTubers and vertical-drama creators.
π 5 CLASSIC STORIES: READ THEM, HEAR THEM, ADAPT THEM
Each one is chosen for universal appeal and proven drama:
βΈ Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontΓ«: forbidden romance and a secret in the attic (the original "billionaire" love story)
βΈ Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: the ultimate enemies-to-lovers romance
βΈ The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens: Dickens died before revealing the killer, so YOU write the ending
βΈ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde: eternal youth, a cursed portrait, a double life
βΈ The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson: one man, two faces, a monster within
π 5 FORMATTED BOOKS IN WORD (.docx)
Clean, professionally formatted, fully editable Word documents of all five complete books. Highlight scenes, add margin notes, cut and rearrange chapters, mark dialogue to keep, and work directly in the text as you build your adaptation.
π§ 5 AUDIOBOOKS
Complete audiobook versions of all five stories. Absorb each story's rhythm, characters and emotional peaks while you commute, cook, walk or work out, and hear the dialogue the way your actors will speak it.
How to turn any book into a feature film, TV series, limited series, YouTube AI film, TikTok skit series or vertical micro-drama.
βΈ 15 chapters with frameworks, real examples and action steps
βΈ How to CHANGE the story and write YOUR version: modernize, relocate, flip the genre, add characters, write new endings, build multi-season series
βΈ Cultural remixes for Nollywood, Bollywood, K-drama and US audiences
βΈ Distribution and monetization: platforms, licensing, competitions, your own app
βΈ Rights & AI-safety checklist
βΈ 30-Day Pilot-to-Publish Challenge
π¬ 2. The Fully Worked Adaptation: The Picture of Dorian Gray (19 pages)
Watch a classic become a series, step by step. Oscar Wilde's novel becomes "UNFILTERED", a 30-episode Lagos-set vertical drama:
βΈ The spine, theme, logline and complete change log
βΈ The series bible: world, curse rules and characters (including a brand-new lead)
βΈ A 30-episode beat sheet with every cliffhanger
βΈ FULL pilot scripts for Episodes 1β3
βΈ A limited-series version, an AI production pack and Season 2 hooks
π 3. Five Story Adaptation Dossiers (25 pages)
A studio-style development file for every classic: synopsis, characters, core conflicts, format ratings, episode counts, production notes, cultural remix cards, AI prompt packs and ready-made loglines.
π₯ 4. The Hook, Trope & Cliffhanger Library (11 pages)
The formulas behind binge-worthy short dramas: 20 audience-proven tropes, 20 three-second opening hooks, 24 cliffhanger types, the 80-episode escalation ladder, title formulas, a trope map and a fillable planner.
π 5. The Treatment & Pitch Workbook (editable Word document)
Develop any project from idea to pitch: project snapshot, logline builder, theme and spine, change log, synopsis, treatment, series bible, character sheets, a 30-episode grid, a 60-second pitch script, comparable titles, a rights file and a submission tracker.
A sleek, cinematic deck with coaching notes on every slide: hook, logline, story, characters, "our version", format, comps, audience, mood board, budget, team and the ask.
π° 7. Production Budget & Schedule (Excel)
Live-action AND AI-production budgets with automatic totals, a cost-per-episode comparison, a self-updating timeline, a 30-episode tracker and revenue scenarios.
π§ 8. The Audiobook Listening Guide (11 pages)
Listen like an adapter: key scenes by chapter, lines worth keeping, voice and tone notes, and a listening tracker for all five audiobooks.
Every guide in this kit links to the StackLee Creator Adaptation Library, with 100 to 500 curated public-domain books containing up to 1,924 adaptation-ready stories, plus Lee Roberts' complete guide, From Page to Stage and Screen.
For personal use only. The kit's guides, templates and formatted editions may not be resold, copied or redistributed. Your own adaptations, scripts and series belong to you.
Information on rights and platforms is general guidance, not legal advice. Earnings figures and examples are illustrative, not guaranteed.