Writing about film adaptationsHall, Linda. “Writing about film adaptations”. Department of English and Comparative Literature
Chapman University, Orange, CA. 2012 The research paper written by Linda Hall, one of the Chapman University professors, talks about the critical history of film adaptations and how critics of film adaptation assume the aesthetic and cultural superiority of the printed word over the newer genre of film. Hall clearly explains how and why you should evaluate and accept the differences between the books and the based on the books movies as well as provides you with questions to think about while reading/watching. The website made specifically for Linda Hall’s paper is extremely useful for any film adaptations research because she provides you with hundreds of incredibly valuable links and articles to check out. The Idiot Essay"The Idiot Essay - The Idiot, Fyodor Dostoevsky - ENotes.com."Enotes.com. Enotes.com, Jan.-Feb. 2016. Web. 25 Feb. 2016. Criticism of the Dostoevsky’s Idiot. This artifact provides you with all of the basic Idiot information such as the plot and the character’s analysis and description as well as gives you the reader’s opinions of the book. Useful as a basis. Sherlock Holmes Based Films"Sherlock Holmes Based Films." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Mar.-Apr. 2013. Web. Mar.-Apr. 2013.
Wikipedia page with links to every Sherlock Holmes movie ever made. 15 Wickedly Awesome Wizard of Oz Adaptations"15 Wickedly Awesome Wizard of Oz Adaptations." Clipd.com. N.p., 30 Sept. 2014. Web. 25 Feb. 2016.
Just a list of 15 best (biased) Wizard of Oz Adaptations (there are much more than 15) with a short description. Following The Yellow Brick Road Back To The Origins Of 'Oz'"Following The Yellow Brick Road Back To The Origins Of 'Oz'" NPR. NPR, 23 Mar. 2013. Web. 25 Feb. 2016
The analysis of the book The Wizard of Oz The Wiz Live!': TV Review." The Hollywood Reporter"'The Wiz Live!': TV Review." The Hollywood Reporter. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2016. The review of the The Wiz Live!, a television special that aired live on NBC on December 3, 2015 |
Film adaptations based of drama and literatureGeraghty, Christine. "Film Adaptations of Literature and Drama." Google Books. Google, 2008. Web.2008.
Two-hundred long paper (or book?) written by Christine Geraghty about film adaptations of Literature and Drama. This paper does not talk about the Idiot, The wizard of Oz or Sherlock Holmes adaptations, however it talks about other extremely famous film adaptations such as Pride and Prejudice and Oliver Twist as well as about important symbolisms and themes in the film adaptations. This paper is very well organized so it is easy to find the information you need without reading it from the beginning to the end. Film Analysis : Critique guidelinesFilm Analysis: Critique Guidelines. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2016.
The guidelines of how to critique a movie, the structure of the paper and questions that you might have to think about while critiquing the movie. Rainer Sarnet: The IdiotBower, Katherine. "Rainer Sarnet: The Idiot." KinoKultura. /, 21 Mar. 2013. Web. 21 Mar. 2013.
The article about the Rainer Sarnet 2011 adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Idiot that was one of several Estonian films screened at the Cambridge Film Festival in September 2012 written by Katherine Bower. The Itinerant Bookworm: The Hounds of Baskerville: Review, Analysis, and Thoughts.Williams, Anastasia Mi. "The Itinerant Bookworm: The Hounds of Baskerville: Review, Analysis, and Thoughts." The Itinerant Bookworm: The Hounds of Baskerville: Review, Analysis, and Thoughts. /, 10 Jan. 2010. Web. 10 Jan. 2010.
A blog, not the most reliable source. The blogger talks about the bbc tv-series Sherlock Holmes episode of The Hounds of Baskerville. The blog has a few interesting thoughts and facts so it might be somewhat useful to have someone else’s opinion. Why 'The Wizard of Oz' Is the Most Popular Film of All Time.Shrina, Illan Mi. "Why 'The Wizard of Oz' Is the Most Popular Film of All Time." Psychology Today. , 04 Mar. 2010. Web. 04 Mar. 2010.
The Ilan Shrine's article is talking about The Wizard of Oz 1939 movie and it’s main topics and themes as well as talks about the enormous popularity of the movie. He discusses what the character choices and emotions and the screenplay based on the book. Mostly he talks about the plot, not the director techniques, but it is very useful analyse-wise. |
The art of adaptationsSeger, Linda. "The Art of Adaptation." Google Books. N.p., 1992. Web. 25 Feb. 2016.
The book “The Art of Adaptation” by Linda Seger has everything from how to write a script based on a book to the awards that the best film adaptations has won. It focuses on how many film adaptations there are that we do not know are adaptations. Seger talks about theatre adaptations as well as the film once with a lot of very useful examples (such as Wizard of Oz). Herman Hesse - The IdiotHesse, Hermann -. "The Idiot." Idiot, The (n.d.): pdf file
German - born poet Hermann Hesse analyzes The Idiot and it’s main character Leo Myshkin. He talks about how Myshkin is often compared to Jesus and why/why not it is right or not as well as he discusses Myshkin and why he is “the idiot”. This essay is very useful for me mainly because it analyses the main character and what is the most important about him and his behavior. Kevin Smoliak "Kurosawa in Review." The Idiot (1951)
Smolyak, Kevin. "Kurosawa in Review." : The Idiot (1951). /, 2 Sept. 2014. Web. 2 Sept.
All details about the Kurosawa’s Idiot and how it was filmed, what difficulties Kurasawa faced while filming it and various interesting facts. No Mystery Why so Many Have Played Sherlock HolmesPiazza, Jo. "No Mystery Why so Many Have Played Sherlock Holmes." CNN. Cable News Network, 23 Dec. 2009. Web. 23 Dec. 2009
CNN article talking about what is so special about the character of Sherlock Holmes and why everyone wants to play him in the theatre/movies. 75 Weird, Wonderful Facts About The Wizard of OzLaw, Lindsay. "75 Weird, Wonderful Facts About The Wizard of Oz." Parade. /, 21 Aug. 2014. Web. 25 Feb. 2016.
75 incredibly interesting facts about the 1939 Wizard of Oz regarding the filming/actors/money/ timing written by Lindsay Law. The Guide How To Write About Film |