FILMS AND BOOKS - Film Education（电影和书籍,电影教育）.pdf

FILMS AND BOOKS Reading a book is very different to watching a film. The way that we understand both is also different. We firstly need to think of the ways in which films and books tell their stories. In the chart below, try to fill in any ideas that you have about the ways in which each medium tells a story, how each creates meaning for a viewer/reader. Think of such things as character, point of view, descriptions. What can one medium do that the other cannot? (under novel, dont just write down words for how it tells a story. Think of the different ways that words are used, for example speech.) FILM BOOK ADAPTATIONS Adapting a book into a film seems to be very popular with film makers. Can you think of any books that have recently been adapted for the screen? What do you think the attraction is for film makers in doing an adaptation? You should think about both the technical problems and also the problems with an audience. Why do you think that LORD OF THE FLIES was chosen to be adapted for the screen? What qualities does the book have that might make it an interesting film? ACTIVITY Imagine that you are the scriptwriter of the film and you are trying to interest a production company in financing your filmed version of LOAD OF THE FLIES. Write a letter to them explaining why you think that they should fund your film. You will need to give them details of the story, what its about, who are the main characters and say why you think this story will interest audiences. DIFFERENCES As you will already have seen from your work on how different media tell stories, it is impossible for a film to tell a story in exactly the same way as a book (and vice versa). There will be additions and omissions. This does not necessarily mean that one is better than another, it means they are different. The major differenc