paradigms lecture

Last Lecture Overview

• Final lecture for the adaptation module.
• Upcoming workshop slots to be set democratically after reading week.

Web Series Assignment

• Grades will be released on Monday.
• Students are advised to read assignment sheets carefully due to significant submission errors noted.

Adaptation Paradigms

Translation Paradigm

• Most traditional adaptation approach.
• High fidelity to source material (plot, setting, characters).
• Example: "Gone Girl," with its author adapting their own work faithfully.
• Writers check ego, aiming to preserve original text's integrity.

Pluralist Paradigm

• Employs more creative license while respecting source material's spirit.
• Changes may include character adjustments or plot alterations.
• Example: "Forrest Gump," infuses emotional depth differing from the book.
• Adaptations can exist independently from their sources but with recognizable ties.

Transformation Paradigm

• Source material serves as raw inspiration, leading to original works.
• Significant alterations to characters, settings, or themes.
• Example: "The Lion King" as a transformed version of "Hamlet."
• Contemporizes classic stories for new audiences.

Materialist Paradigm

• Both source material and adaptation reflect their historical contexts.
• Example: Greta Gerwig's "Little Women" reflects a feminist take, aligned with contemporary movements.
• Adaptations shaped by cultural influences of their time.