Literature on the small screen - Television adaptations.

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Literature on the small screen - Television adaptations

Key question: What does television offer that is different from cinema?

A quick answer: Intimacy Serial format

Intimacy and serial format allow for Character development Leisure pace

The serial form is a good match for classic novels And has been important for television

In order to study adaptation to television, bear in mind how the following: Technology Esthetics The institution generating the adaptation Economic issues Shape the process

Think about these series: Game of Thrones (2011) Boardwalk Empire (2010) PBS Masterpiece Classic series: Downton Abbey (2010) Mr. Selfridge (2013)

Adaptation of classic novels In the UK, first BBC, then ITV & Channel 4 First adaptations: studio based; still cameras; unchanged mise-en-scene; fidelity In the US, PBS Key concept: these adaptations fulfilled the mandate of public broadcasting: educate inform entertain

Landmark BBC miniseries Brideshead Revisited (1981) Jewel in the Crown (1984) Pride and Prejudice (1995) They share high production values authenticity superb performances & dialogue

When thinking of a BBC adaptation Remember format style Use of conventions of serial drama Sense of intimacy

What are the differences between serials written for television & adapting classic novels? How is Pride and Prejudice (1995) different from Downton Abbey? How is Downton Abbey different from Boardwalk Empire?

Downton Abbey is a costume drama, using the conventions of the soap opera – a form of melodrama BBC – PBS miniseries: performance dialogue story arc

Have you seen any of these series? Inspector Morse ( ) Inspector Lewis (2007-) Foyle’s War (2002-) Granchester (2014) Sherlock (2010-) Arthur & George (2015-)

KEY CONCEPT: ESTHETIC CHOICES MADE IN TV ADAPTATION ARE BEST EXPLAINED BY THE technological cultural institutional formal properties OF THE MEDIUM

Key related concepts to remember Identifying the themes Literal fidelity to the source Fidelity in spirit Interpretation

Winner of several Emmy awards for 2014 miniseries?

Olive Kitteridge Four-hour miniseries Based on 2008 novel of the same name Written by Elizabeth Strout Made for HBO Won for Outstanding Limited Series

Source: Timothy Corrigan, Film and Literature. An Introduction and Reader. 2 nd. Edition. London and New York, Routledge, 2012.