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Topic: Adaptation in Media
(Topic for debate week)
Part1 Video
Vocabulary:
be golden: (idiom) be fine, not have any problems
screenplay: (n.) a document used as reference by the crew when shooting a movie; it contains information like the order of scenes, locations, characters, and lines featured in each scene
wind up: (v.) same as “end up,” which shows a result
shot: (n.) one continuous piece of footage between cuts (often called “cut” in Japanese)
bounce (thoughts/ideas) off (of) (someone): (v.) share ideas with people and discuss them
exposition: (n.) the insertion of background information into a story
sprinkle: (v.) distribute across something in an irregular fashion
have (the/that) luxury: (v.) have an advantage or special condition that others don’t
stilted: (adj.) stiff, unnatural
have a way of (doing): (phrase) tends to (do).
Part 2: Challenges in other forms of adaptation
In part 1, we talked specifically about books to movies, one of the most common forms of adaptation. However, adaptations can be in the form of any medium, and come from any medium. There are some possible routes of adaptation. Let’s group up and think of 2 issues that might pose a challenge for a well-executed adaptation.
