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Why does Hollywood (and the British film industry) rely so heavily on adaptation? There are two simple answers. First, novels have a built-in audience. Think of the Harry Potter movies. Literally millions of children (and quite a few adults, myself included) waited with bated breath to see the films. That translates into "big box office" (which means a lot of money). The second reason is that the story is told. The material is there; it "just" needs to be adapted. But this process, as we'll discover, isn't as easy as it sounds. But once these novels are adapted, the films take on a life of their own and become a separate piece of art. In this class, we will be exploring first the works in their original format, the novel, and explore how they were creations of their own time but also how as works of art they transcend their own time. We will then turn to one or more filmic versions of the novels and explore them both as adaptation and as works of art in their own right. We will also be looking at the films as products of the society that created them. How the course works: This will be an online course. I can arrange for a unified time for you to get together to watch the films, but all of the rest of the course will be asynchronous. I will have live office hours where one or more of you can come to chat if you'd like, but I'd like our discussion of the works to be asynchronous on the chat boards. While this might be slightly more static than you're used to, it actually can work quite well. If the class turns out to be large, we will adapt the format to accommodate a larger group, but in small groups, this tends to work quite well. |
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