Analyze in depth one of the adapted works studied in class 

•Analyze a film adaptation of one of the stories we read in class in terms of the degree to which the film altered the original story, and the specific techniques employed in adapting the story to the screen.  

•You should focus on differences between the story and the film relative to differences between the two different media, as opposed to simply judging one as “better” than the other.  

•Discuss how the filmmaker(s) adapted the story’s plot, character, setting, dialogue, and theme (you may discuss all of these elements, or you may choose to discuss just a couple of them). 

•Discuss how each of these elements translate onto the screen. (Consider the elements of the film such as motion, light, color, movement, editing and its effect on narrative time, sound (including musical score and soundtrack), characters/actors, and special effects.) 

•The paper should include reference to specific passages from the literary work, as well as specific scenes from the film. 

•Include a Works Cited page.

 

Optional:

•Consider whether the original screenplay version, or the final film version is more effective

•What constraints operate in the world of filmmaking that influence how events are represented?

 

For this assignment, you will compare the film version of a story to the original, which you will have carefully read, then write an essay utilizing critical analysis as well as comparison/contrast methods. Be certain to describe and quote from both enough to make clear how print and cinema interpret events, characters and ideology.  A key component of your essay could be a discussion of the resultant strengths (and possibly weaknesses) in each work due to narrative techniques employed and artistic choices made. Almost any other comparison/contrast analysis of part or all of the two works is possible.  Your evaluative judgment of the overall merits of the literary work and the film could be a natural outgrowth of your examination although that should not be the sole focus. 

 

You will consider the movie differs from the story, if at all; how the director and actors chose to represent its characters and key issues; and what the movie adaptation suggests about its audience and the culture at the time and place it was adapted. This is a fairly open-ended assignment. This is because the issues will differ depending on the stories each of you select. Some tweaking of this assignment is expected. You may, for instance, choose to engage in a critical exploration of the issues represented in your story and its adaptation. Be creative – just remember that critical thinking and careful analysis are the keys. 

 

Remember to ask yourself, was the screenplay written by the author of the original text?  Is the screenplay faithful to the original text?  Do the filmmakers complicate or complement the story line through the use of special effects, flashbacks, recurring image motifs, or other visual schema?

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