Screen Adaptation: An Art in Search of Recognition.

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  • Author(s): Rehman, Sharaf
  • Source:
    Global Media Journal: Pakistan Edition. 2019, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p1-15. 15p. 1 Chart.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      SCREENPLAYS; SUBCONTINENTS; MOTION picture industry; FILM scriptwriting; FILM adaptations; AMERICAN short stories
    • Subject Terms:
      SOUTH Asia
    • Abstract:
      This paper has four goals. It offers a brief history and role of the process of screen adaptation in the film industries in the U.S. and the Indian Subcontinent; it explores some of the theories that draw parallels between literary and cinematic conventions attempting to bridge literature and cinema. Finally, this paper discusses some of the choices and strategies available to a writer when converting novels, short stories, and stage play into film scripts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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