Film Proposal
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 10:38 pm
One of the classes I'm taking is "Film and Literature". Here's the project description for our final project:
I think I've died and gone to academic heavenAdaptation Proposal
Choose a work of literature that you think would be successful if adapted to film. You may choose a work that has never been adapted to film, or a work that has been adapted, but that you would like to remake. Your literary work may be a short story, novel, novella, drama, or other material like a comic book/graphic novel series. You may propose that it be adapted as a feature film, a made-for-TV film (cable or network), or a television series.
Propose how you would like this work to be adapted. Your proposal may take the form of a 3-5 page written report (Word document), or a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation (using Notes pages when necessary).
Your audience: your instructor, who will be role-playing a studio executive with the power to “green light” the project. The studio is financially successful and secure, so budget should not be a concern (but let’s not go overboard with requests for special effects or other expensive “bells & whistles”).
Your introduction should explain the rationale for this adaptation (artistic and/or commercial reasons).
The body of your Adaptation Proposal should consider factors which are important to adaptation, which may include but are not limited to the following:
- Changes, additions, or deletions to the original text, and a rationale for making these changes
If you choose a work that has already been adapted, why do you want to remake it? Is it outdated? Was the original adaptation less than successful – do you think you can improve upon it, and if so how?
Casting
Director
Other key players (like cinematographer, set designer, costume designer, composer)
Setting/locations
Film style/mood/genre
Key plot points or themes that must carry over from literature to film
Target audience/demographics
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