Should all adaptations of classic works be faithful?
In an interview with the BBC’s Hew Wheldon, Orson Welles set out his philosophy concerning adaptation, more specifically, his willingness to interpret and alter source material:
Wheldon: Do you have any compunction about changing a masterpiece?Welles: Not at all, because film is quite a different medium. Film should not be a fully illustrated, all-talking, all-moving version of a printed work, but should be itself, a thing of itself. In that way it uses a novel in the same way a playwright might use a novel — as a jumping off point from which he will create a complete new work. So no, I have no compunction about changing a book. If you take a serious view of filmmaking, you have to consider that films are not an illustration or an interpretation of a work, but quite as worthwhile as the original.
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In an interview with the BBC’s Hew Wheldon, Orson Welles set out his philosophy concerning adaptation, more specifically, his willingness to interpret and alter source material:
Wheldon: Do you have any compunction about changing a masterpiece?Welles: Not at all, because film is quite a different medium. Film should not be a fully illustrated, all-talking, all-moving version of a printed work, but should be itself, a thing of itself. In that way it uses a novel in the same way a playwright might use a novel — as a jumping off point from which he will create a complete new work. So no, I have no compunction about changing a book. If you take a serious view of filmmaking, you have to consider that films are not an illustration or an interpretation of a work, but quite as worthwhile as the original.
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- 4/7/2017
- by Meg Shields
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Feature Mark Pickavance 26 Feb 2013 - 15:09
Mark Pickavance remembers one of his personal heroes, the creator of Roobarb, Henry's Cat and much, much more, UK animator Bob Godfrey...
It was with great sadness that I read this week of the passing of a stalwart of British animation and utterly unique personality, Bob Godfrey.
There was a time thirty years ago when I knew Bob quite well, as he was one of my animation lecturers, and by far the most entertaining of the bunch. He had a special way at looking at whatever was created and seeing something in it that others entirely missed, usually in a decidedly subversive way. That contrasted heavily with those others who taught me at the time, the majority of who had some social-political axe to grind. Bob was overtly uncomplicated, and not remotely interested in the subtle context or pushing any agenda.
What was marvellous...
Mark Pickavance remembers one of his personal heroes, the creator of Roobarb, Henry's Cat and much, much more, UK animator Bob Godfrey...
It was with great sadness that I read this week of the passing of a stalwart of British animation and utterly unique personality, Bob Godfrey.
There was a time thirty years ago when I knew Bob quite well, as he was one of my animation lecturers, and by far the most entertaining of the bunch. He had a special way at looking at whatever was created and seeing something in it that others entirely missed, usually in a decidedly subversive way. That contrasted heavily with those others who taught me at the time, the majority of who had some social-political axe to grind. Bob was overtly uncomplicated, and not remotely interested in the subtle context or pushing any agenda.
What was marvellous...
- 2/26/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Doctor Who star Karen Gillan is currently filming as glamorous Sixties star Jean Shrimpton in We’ll Take Manhattan for BBC4.
The film focuses on the iconic star’s four-year love affair with photographer David Bailey. The part is Karen's first leading role since her debut in the 2010 series of Doctor Who as the Time Lord’s companion Amy Pond.
David Bailey is played by 24-year-old Welsh actor Aneurin Barnard (represented by Ken McReddie Associates) who starred in the original London cast of musical Spring Awakening and last year filmed Ironclad and Hunky Dory. He recently wrapped on Elfie Hopkins and the Gammons and is to star in Iain Softley's Trap for Cinderella, also filming this year.
Although predominantly set in 1962 and exploring the story of how Bailey and Shrimpton first met the drama also reveals how a young, visionary photographer refused to conform. He insisted on using the...
The film focuses on the iconic star’s four-year love affair with photographer David Bailey. The part is Karen's first leading role since her debut in the 2010 series of Doctor Who as the Time Lord’s companion Amy Pond.
David Bailey is played by 24-year-old Welsh actor Aneurin Barnard (represented by Ken McReddie Associates) who starred in the original London cast of musical Spring Awakening and last year filmed Ironclad and Hunky Dory. He recently wrapped on Elfie Hopkins and the Gammons and is to star in Iain Softley's Trap for Cinderella, also filming this year.
Although predominantly set in 1962 and exploring the story of how Bailey and Shrimpton first met the drama also reveals how a young, visionary photographer refused to conform. He insisted on using the...
- 5/31/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Sex and The City star Sarah Jessica Parker has admitted that the cast of the show have seriously fallen out on several occasions in the past. Sparks have often been rumored to have flown between Parker and Satc's three other cast mates Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon. Ina candid interview with woman's style magazine Marie Claire Parker said: 'When you're on set, you're working 90-hour weeks, you're never home, you're exhausted.' 'There are times when all of us have been sensitive, and, sometimes, feelings get hurt. But I don't have any regrets about how I've treated people.' Her co-star Cattrall added that 'the chemistry among the four of us is very strong.' ...
- 5/7/2010
- IrishCentral
This week's Mpp takes us on a bit of an educational journey, introducing us to Russian-born artist, filmmaker, and illustrator Alexandre Alexeïeff; his wife, Claire Parker; and the pinscreen animation technique they developed along with Alexeïeff's first wife, Alexandra Alexandrovna Grinevskya.
Per Wikipedia: Pinscreen animation makes use of a screen filled with movable pins, which can be moved in or out by pressing an object onto the screen. The screen is lit from the side so that the pins cast shadows. Alexeïeff and Parker made a total of 6 very short films with it over a period of fifty years. Despite the short running time and the monochrome nature of these films, they won numerous awards over the years.
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Per Wikipedia: Pinscreen animation makes use of a screen filled with movable pins, which can be moved in or out by pressing an object onto the screen. The screen is lit from the side so that the pins cast shadows. Alexeïeff and Parker made a total of 6 very short films with it over a period of fifty years. Despite the short running time and the monochrome nature of these films, they won numerous awards over the years.
"Cozy as a bed of nails!"
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- 2/11/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
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