FROM PAGE TO SCREEN
Adaptation &
Screen Services
Professional story-development services for authors, rights holders and creators preparing books and original concepts for film, television and streaming consideration.
YOUR STORY. A NEW FORM.
Built for the Screen Without Losing the Soul of the Book
A powerful novel does not automatically become a powerful film or series. Screen adaptation demands visual storytelling, structural clarity, character focus, dramatic momentum and a clear understanding of what must change—and what must remain untouched.
Iron Gate Publishing provides paid development and adaptation services designed to transform books, manuscripts, screenplays and original concepts into professionally structured screen-development material.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
How We Develop Your Story
Services may be commissioned individually or combined into a customised development package based on the material and its intended format.
Screen Adaptation Assessment
A professional evaluation of the material’s cinematic potential, central conflict, characters, audience, genre positioning and suitability for a feature film, limited series or continuing series.
Film or Series Treatment
A structured prose document translating the story into a visual screen narrative, including major acts, character journeys, turning points, tone and the proposed ending.
Pitch Deck Development
Written and structural development for a professional pitch deck, including the hook, logline, synopsis, themes, character profiles, audience positioning and visual direction.
Series Bible
A detailed development document covering the world, central characters, season arc, episode possibilities, future-season potential and the dramatic engine sustaining the series.
Screenplay Development
Story structuring, scene planning, adaptation guidance and developmental editing for feature-film scripts, pilots and episodic screenplays.
Adaptation Consultation
One-to-one consultation for creators seeking direction on format, positioning, rights readiness, adaptation strategy or the next practical stage of screen development.
WHAT WE CONSIDER
Stories With Screen Potential
We consider material across commercial genres, provided the creator owns or controls the rights necessary to commission the requested work.
Published Books
Novels and narrative works already available to readers.
Unpublished Manuscripts
Completed manuscripts with strong cinematic or episodic potential.
Original Concepts
Film or series ideas requiring professional development and structure.
Existing Screenplays
Draft scripts needing structural, editorial or adaptation support.
THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
From First Conversation to Final Delivery
Every project begins with a review so that the scope, format and deliverables can be defined before development begins.
Share the Material
Send the manuscript, synopsis, screenplay or concept together with a brief explanation of your objective.
Initial Review
We assess the project, its development requirements and the service most appropriate for its current stage.
Scope & Quotation
You receive a defined scope of work, professional fee, estimated delivery period and revision terms.
Development
Work begins after approval of the scope, project agreement and applicable payment terms.
Review & Revisions
The developed material is shared for review, followed by the revisions included within the agreed package.
Final Delivery
Completed documents are delivered in the agreed professional format for the creator’s future presentation and use.
PROFESSIONAL SCOPE
Clear Development. Clearly Defined Deliverables.
Each engagement is governed by an agreed scope covering the commissioned service, deliverables, fees, revisions, delivery period, confidentiality and intellectual-property terms.
Industry introductions, representation, pitching or submission to producers, studios, broadcasters or streaming platforms are included only when expressly stated in the written project agreement.
Decisions concerning optioning, commissioning, financing, production and acquisition remain with the relevant producers, studios, broadcasters and platforms.
Paid screen-development services and manuscript consideration for publication are separate processes.
BEFORE YOU WRITE
What to Include in Your Enquiry
Project title, genre and intended screen format.
A short synopsis or description of the central premise.
The current stage of the manuscript, concept or screenplay.
The specific development service you are considering.
BEGIN THE CONVERSATION
Could Your Story Live Beyond the Page?
Tell us about the project, its current stage and the screen-development service you are considering. Suitable projects will receive a proposed scope and quotation.
Book manuscripts intended solely for publishing consideration should continue to be sent through the official manuscript-submission channel.