Fiction Adaptation

So Yesterday was our first day back at the studios. After a little catch up with everyone and a discussion about who had had their hair cut, we were given our brief for our new project; Fiction Adaptation.

This seems like a really exciting project for us, being one of our most challenging ones to date, giving us a kick start to 2nd Year. Already, I've started thinking about ideas for poems and stories that I could adapt to make my 5 minute film.

So far I have 3 ideas that I am going to look into and do some more research about them.

Idea 1 - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

This is a poem by S. T. Coleridge about an old Sea Dog that tells a story about his times at sea. I studied this poem at A-Level and think I'm going to look at this again in detail, go over my notes that I have kept and look at any film adaptations that have been previously made.

Idea 2 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

This is a novel that I read when I was about 16. About young boy who is autistic, this story tell of his everyday struggles, his view on the world and society and the events that follow after he discovers a dead dog in the garden. I think that this story would be great to adapt, but I'm just not sure how i would like to do it. Im going to look at some analysis of the text and see what others have to say, and if its in a different light to my perception. The only other tricky task is that this novel is quite long, with quite a lot going on at once. I think if I was going to study and adapt this piece I would have to focus on a specific part or chapter in the novel.

Idea 3 - The Yellow Wallpaper

After being given my brief yesterday I went home and had a chat with my housemates about my new project and this was suggested to me. I've had a look at the story online, which is only 6000 words, and this is definitely something i want to look at in more detail. Ive ordered a copy online so ill have a look when it arrives and see if I could adapt it into my film.