For my television scene, I created a coming of age adaptation from the show Homicide, episode Kill or Be Killed (1970). From Meikle’s ‘A Theory of Adaptation Audiences’ (2017) she describes how “audiences adapt to the adaptation industry by offering up their own products”. When finishing my sketch, I thought about how I am adapting purely off the script rather than being familiar to the source material. This helped me craft my genre adaptation and provide my own product through imagining the scenario with my own characters and story in mind. Just like reading a book, my imagination is what helped me formulate the structure of my sketch. I filmed with my sister and my mother who generously helped me out. Filming this adaptation helped me learn about the importance of colour when it comes to genre. When discussing my work with group member Cecilia, we provided feedback to each other about how the colour of the sketches represented the chosen genre. Cecilia gave me positive feedback about how the warm tones suited and supports the genre. Cecilia crafted her comedy sketch of the Kill or Be Killed Homicide script segment through a similar process to myself with a script and storyboarding. Each week we presented components to each other and provided feedback. Through this sketch, I would like to develop a sequence less dialogue heavy. I am still learning about the importance of silence in conveying messages and emotions, and that is particularly evident in coming of age stories. I also would like to try other areas such as voice overs and more show don’t tell aspects of adaptation.
REFERENCES
Meikle, K. (2017) A Theory of Adaptation Audiences. Literature/Film Quarterly. https://lfq.salisbury.edu/_issues/45_4/a_theory_of_adaptation_audiences.html#gsc.tab=0
Minter, D. (Writer), Emanuel, A. , Miller, G. (Directors), (1970, February, 10). Kill or Be Killed (Season 7 Episode 3) [TV Series Episode]. In Crawford, I. (Executive Producer) Homicide. Crawford Productions.