Knowra Film adaptation Film adaptation Film adaptation transforms a story or other source into a motion picture, reshaping its material through cinematic images, sound, performance, and editing.
Adaptation theory : The study of how works change when translated between media, forms, or cultural contexts. It explains why fidelity to a source is only one way to judge a film adaptation.
The Shining (film) : Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror film, adapted from Stephen King’s 1977 novel of the same name. Its major departures from King’s novel make it a landmark case of reinterpretation.
Remake : A new production that retells or reworks an earlier film or other work. A remake may adapt an existing film, while adaptation also draws on non-film sources.
Reception theory : The study of how audiences interpret and respond to works in particular contexts. Different audiences judge adaptations through their knowledge of the source and the film.
Intermediality : The interaction and exchange among different media, such as literature, theater, painting, and film. Film adaptation is one instance of stories and forms moving between media.
Screenplay : A written plan for a film, describing dialogue, action, and scenes for production. The screenplay selects and reorganizes source material into scenes that can be filmed.
The Godfather (film) : Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 crime film, adapted from Mario Puzo’s novel. It reshapes a sprawling popular novel into a tightly focused film saga.
Reboot (fiction) : A new beginning for an established fictional series that resets or substantially revises its continuity. A reboot can draw on prior material without adapting one particular source work.
Book-to-film adaptation : The transformation of a literary book into a motion picture. It is a major form of film adaptation, shaped by the differences between prose and cinema.
Georges Méliès : A French filmmaker and stage magician whose early films used theatrical spectacle and cinematic illusion. His films drew on stage performance, popular fiction, and imaginative literary sources.
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