The Medium Has It’s Own Necessities - Adapting Books Into Films

14 Dec 2023 • 53 min • EN
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Could the book be better than the movie? Paddy, Alex, Matan and Phoenix discuss the value and issues inherent in adapting an IP from one source to another. We go deep on classics like Bladerunner, the Shining, Annihilation and Apocalypse Now and compare them to their literary progenitors. - Should a movie adaptation  be completely faithful? - What is entailed in keeping the "spirit" of a work? - Our most loved and love-to-hate adaptions. -Plus: birdseed and what constitutes too much STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 5 TODAY, 81 TOTAL Contact is at: precipicefiction.com/contactpage/ ============================================= This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons. Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy. The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic Website: precipicefiction.com YouTube: youtube.com/@PrecipiceFiction Instagram: instagram.com/precipicefiction/ Twitter: twitter.com/PrecipiceFic Facebook: facebook.com/PrecipiceFiction

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