re Bones 128) It’s evident to see that King has a movie or an image set in his mind when he writes. Screenplays are all about imagery since it is a movie basically put to words. King takes this a step further by manipulating these images so the reader can get the most out of it. King uses techniques like staging and framing in his stories. What is peculiar is that these techniques are found in film and are not usually associated with writing. King’s “The Body” has examples of these techniques, which will be talked about later. Along with giving wonderful images for directors to work with, King’s stories themselves are very well written. One of King’s favorite movies of his own books is Stand by Me which was directed by Rob Reiner. . Reiner stated the following about King, King is a good writer, he pens wonderfully complex characters and great dialogue. Yet when people adapt his books into movies they tend to…just concentrate on the Horror and the Supernatural-all the things that seem to be the most overtly commercial. It’s a grave mistake because they lose many levels of his work by doing the obvious. (Wukovits 68)King can provide a lot of content for a director to work with. Dialogue is done in a way that it seems real. The characters talk in a way that reader would talk. He targets his audience and transfers that over to his dialogue. The characters as well are ones that are easily related to, but at the same time have a lot of things going on at the same time. For instance, Gordie is the everyday kid, but has issues with death, his parent, school, and so much more. The director can use all this content and since there is so much the director has a lot of options. All these examples of King’s writing style and his focus on imagery can be found in many of his works.Using “The Body” as an example of King&...
