The Ridge and the River: Adapting a novel set in World War Two into a screenplay for a contemporary Australian film audience

This two-part thesis argues that academic studies of adaptation from novel to film disregard the importance to the screenwriter of industrial and commercial pressures. The first part has a brief overview of adaptation studies, and the art of screenwriting which links to a final chapter about adaptin...

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Main Author: Beaton, John Roderick
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2219
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description This two-part thesis argues that academic studies of adaptation from novel to film disregard the importance to the screenwriter of industrial and commercial pressures. The first part has a brief overview of adaptation studies, and the art of screenwriting which links to a final chapter about adapting a specific novel into a screenplay, some concerns of screenplay structure and a personal review of tasks ahead. The second part is the creative work of a feature length screenplay.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-22192017-02-20T06:38:48Z The Ridge and the River: Adapting a novel set in World War Two into a screenplay for a contemporary Australian film audience Beaton, John Roderick This two-part thesis argues that academic studies of adaptation from novel to film disregard the importance to the screenwriter of industrial and commercial pressures. The first part has a brief overview of adaptation studies, and the art of screenwriting which links to a final chapter about adapting a specific novel into a screenplay, some concerns of screenplay structure and a personal review of tasks ahead. The second part is the creative work of a feature length screenplay. 2016 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2219 en Curtin University fulltext
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