(课件网) UNIT 6 THE MEDIA LESSON 1 FROM PAGE TO SCREEN FROM PAGE TO SCREEN Pair Work Have you ever watched a film that is adapted from a book Which one do you think is better，the original book or the film made from it Why Activity 1 What does the title“From Page to Screen”mean Read paragraph 1.What is the writer’s attitude towards it Activity 2 “From Page to Screen”means adapting books to make films or TV series. He has been disappointed many times by a film of a book. Read the whole plete the diagram on page 53，focusing on the source materials for adapted films and the main challenges faced by filmmakers. Activity 3 The Source Materials classic novels short stories comic books stage plays biographies nonfiction Read the whole plete the diagram on page 53，focusing on the source materials for adapted films and the main challenges faced by filmmakers. Activity 3 Page ( books ) Page ( films ) The Main Challenges for Filmmakers The orignal VS Film it becomes a question for screen writers to decide what is appropriate for the screen and what to leave out The Cast：it’s difficult to find actors acceptable to film audiences Technical Reasons：some films are difficult to be adapted for technical reasons The Screenwriter：if the writers are the screen writers，they may be too close to the material and find it difficult to adapt to a new form；if the writers are not，they may be very unsatisfied with the film versions of the book Group Work Talk about the reasons why many adaptations fail with both cinema audiences and critics based on Activity 3. Activity 4 Many adaptations fail because：Films have to be a specific length causing parts of the book to be left out.Finding actors acceptable to film audiences is the key to readers’ imagination of characters. Group Work Think and share. 1 Why do audiences always have the feeling of“the film is not like the book” 2 What factors should be taken into consideration when adapting books into films 3 What is the author’s opinion at the end about adapted films Highlight the evidence in the article. Do you agree with the author’s point of view Why or why not Activity 5 Because the film’s length is about two hours，some plots are left out or changed. Even the endings may be changed. The selection of casts，the use of technology and the screenwriters should be considered when adapting books into films. The author is negative about it，because he says that“it is always a bad idea to watch a film of a book you love” Group Work Discuss how the author develops his argument. Underline the related sentences in the article. 1 How did he introduce the problem 2 From what aspects did he analyse the problem 3 How did the author conclude his argument Activity 6 By presenting the different experiences in reading a book and watching a film. He analysed the problem in the following four aspects: the original VS film，the cast，the book and the author VS th ... ...
