Theme: Why I watch movies (as if I need a reason)...
Visual Storytelling
I love visual storytelling, especially motion pictures. Don't get me wrong, I love paintings, photos, and other forms of visual storytelling, but there is something about pictures in motion that grabs me. So... another reason I watch movies: because I want to see the story. It might be a story I heard, or a book I read, but I like to see it, too!
I can hear the groans.... The movie is never as good as the book! ... They butchered my favorite story! ... So I saved today's image for this moment...
In a post titled Hints for watching movie remakes, I share several how-to's for enjoying movies made from familiar stories (books, previously-made movies). Due to length, I won't re-post it here. You can follow the link if interested.
Films have a combination of images, music, sound effects, dialogue, and motion. Mighty fine visual storytelling! And that's a big reason why I watch movies.
I took a course a few years ago called "The Future of Storytelling" from Iversity. They went into all the different types (books, film, TV and radio drama, graphic novels, even video games) and showed how they're all becoming integrated. It was a really good course.
ReplyDeleteJim Gaffigan, of course has his take on the "book vs. movie" thing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnqYewtyytM)
What I find interesting are the people who take a screenplay and turn it into a novel, and who use the cast of characters from a TV show or movie and write new stories. That's an art form in itself, writing tie-ins and novelizations.
@John ... "The Future of Storytelling" sounds like a fascinating course!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing that clip of Jim Gaffigan... it cracked me up! I really like his humor, and I'd forgotten all about his take on books vs. movies. So funny.
Writing tie-ins and novelizations... I hadn't thought about those. Definitely an art form. So many branches of storytelling!
I do get tired of people saying 'it isn't as good as the book'. They are two different forms of telling the same story. When reading, your mind creates the images you expect to see whereas in a film you are seeing the director's interpretation. I like both!
ReplyDelete@Keith ... I like both, too. And sometimes the book helps me understand the movie, and other times the movie helps me understand the book.
ReplyDeleteHi Trudy - I've found I so enjoy things more now I'm blogging, spreading my wings and seeing how books and movies are dealt with ... great links here too - so I'll be back to check them out ... thanks - cheers Hilary
ReplyDelete@Hilary ... It's fun to get to know other bloggers during the challenge each year. So many ideas out there!
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