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Literary Adaptations
Literary adaptation is the process of adapting a literary work (e.g. a novel, short story, poem) into another genre or medium, such as a film, stage play, video game, or other literary genre, such as a graphic novel, while still maintaining themes of the original story. Adaptors tend to try to keep the new piece faithful to the original. This is also known as fidelity, and adaptations can range from unfaithful to extremely faithful. Fidelity creates strong opinions among audiences, especially if they are fans of the original work. Adapted works are important in creating a network, which is known as intertextuality. This is sort of like a spider web, as a story shapes and expands across different mediums. Perhaps most importantly, especially for producers of the screen and stage, an adapted work is more bankable; adaptations represent considerably less risk to investors and pose the possibilities of huge financial gains. This is because: * It has already attracted a following. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice In Wonderland 1951
''Alice in Wonderland'' is a 1951 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is based on Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' and its 1871 sequel ''Through the Looking-Glass''. The production was supervised by Ben Sharpsteen, and was directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and Hamilton Luske. With the voices of Ed Wynn, Richard Haydn, Sterling Holloway, Jerry Colonna and Kathryn Beaumont in her film debut, the film follows a young girl, Alice, who falls down a rabbit hole and enters a nonsensical world, Wonderland, which is ruled by the Queen of Hearts, while encountering strange creatures, including the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat. Walt Disney was supposed to make his first film ''Alice'' which was supposed to star Mary Pickford as Alice, but he chose not to do the film and instead did ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (1937). However, the idea was eventuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
