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AfL: Unit 10 – Media Adaptations

Task 1: Case Studies

Produce a detailed comparative analysis of a range of media adaptations. You must explore a minimum of three case studies.

Case Study 1: The silence of the lambs `

Original Text Original Target Adaptation New Target Key Changes in genre, style, form Legal/ethical Issues
Audience Audience etc.

The target The book was The target The film remained a The book would have
audience for this made from a book audience are likely psychological thriller, the same had no restrictions
book is likely to be into a to be those in the as the book. The film drawed however the film will
those of an older psychological age range of 18-35 back on detail in comparison to have had age
generation thriller film which as the film the book like all book to movie restrictions on due to
typically 18+. They was released in contains material adaptations, however the sense the adult nature
are also likely to the year 1991 and that is only of horror still remained
be educated, was directed by suitable for a
patient and Jonathan Demme mature audience
literaryc

The silence of the lambs

started its life as a book
which was a novel by
Thomas Harris and was
first published in 1988.
Jodie Foster stars as Clarice
Starling, a top student at
the FBI's training academy.
Jack Crawford (Scott
Glenn) wants Clarice to
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interview Dr. Hannibal
Lecter (Anthony Hopkins),
a brilliant psychiatrist who
is also a violent
psychopath, serving life
behind bars for various
acts of murder and
cannibalism. Crawford
believes that Lecter may
have insight into a case
and that Starling, as an
attractive young woman,
may be just the bait to
draw him out.
Notes on overall success of the transmedia adaptation:
Popularity / Wider audience / New franchise / Financial Success / Reviews etc.

The silence of the lambs managed to rake in 272.7 million USD at the box office which was a significant amount more to from the budget which was
calculated at 19 million USD. The film has received a rating of 8.6/10 on the website IMDB with 89% of viewers saying they enjoyed the film
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Case Study 2: Tomb Raider
Original Text Original Target Adaptation New Target Key Changes in genre, style, form Legal/ethical Issues
Audience Audience etc.

Video Games are Lara Croft races The association of The live action feature film
usually aimed at against time and the weapons with remained along the same
males between the villains to recover a the highly sexual genre and stuck to the same
ages of 13 and late powerful artefact and sexualised sort of storyline which depicts
20s. The genre of called the Triangle figure of Lara one woman’s fearless quest
action/adventure, of Light in the 2001 Croft was felt to crossing the globe, in an
targets males of film, while in the increase the amazing to save the world
this age group too. 2003 film she tries potential appeal
Of course, the age to find Pandora's to adolescents.
rating of the Box, which contains Especially those
game/movie will one of the deadliest male.
change its target plagues on Earth,
market. before evil scientist,
Tomb Raider Jonathan Reiss, can
breaks conventions get his hands on it.
as the protagonist
is a female. For a
male gamer it may
be strange to play
as a female, so to
make it appealing,
the creators made
Lara a sex symbol.
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Tomb Raider's first action
adventure video game
came out in 1996. It's
based on a British
archaeologist Lara Croft, a
female adventurer in
search of ancient relics. In

the first Tomb Raider

game manual, Lara Croft is
said to have survived a
plane crash in the
Himalayas at 21, but was
later disowned by her
parents, who are still
living. Multiple sequels
were created year after
year and there was a
reboot in the year 2013
which didn’t live up to
expectation as sales didn’t
reach their estimations.
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Notes on overall success of the transmedia adaptation:

Popularity / Wider audience / New franchise / Financial Success / Reviews etc
The very first Tomb Raider video game is the sixth bestselling PlayStation video and is rated 8/10 on the IMDB website. Tomb Raider has had 42 million
sales since its release, and is one of the best-selling video games franchises of all time, mainly due to the female protagonist which is the unique selling
point of the series. It's debated whether Lara represents female empowerment or is just a sex object. The first Tomb Raider who was played by Angelina
Jolie raked in a huge profit with a budget of 94 million USD and a box office of 274.7 million USD. The film received low ratings of 5.8/10 however
received positive.

Case Study 3: The simpsons

Original Text Original Target Adaptation New Target Key Changes in genre, style, form etc. Legal/ethical Issues
Audience Audience
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The audience of The Simpsons The target The style remained the same
The Simpsons is Movie, a feature- audience remains when passing over to the film.
very varied, and length film, was largely the same Each and every character were
extremely broad. released in as the tv series. just as recognisable in the movie
Unlike shows such theatres With a PG rating,
as Family Guy, worldwide on July the film is child
which is 26 and July 27, friendly and has
unsuitable for 2007. Previous been centered
many younger attempts to create around a younger
viewers, The a film version audience ever
Simpsons doesn’t of The since the
contain profanity, Simpsons failed beginning.
The Simpsons is an
unsuitable scenes due to the lack of a
American animated
or anything seen script of
sitcom created by Matt
as inappropriate. appropriate length
Groening and produced
It has humour, lots and production
by the Fox broadcasting
of humour. It crew members.
company. The main
follows primarily
characters are a satire
the shenanigans of
of a working class
Homer Simpson,
family, consisting of
Father of 3.
Homer, Marge, Bart,
Although it
Lisa and Maggie. The
branches off into
series lampoons many
the children, Bart,
aspects of American
Lisa and Maggie
culture, society, politics
which haven’t also
and history
aged in the 25
years it has been
broadcast, it
mainly follows
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middle aged
Homer. This leads
us to think, as in
the shows of
Family Guy and
others that are
similar, it is for 18-
40s. There is also a
younger audience
due to the
animation of the
film

Notes on overall success of the transmedia adaptation:

Popularity / Wider audience / New franchise / Financial Success / Reviews etc

The movies genre is a animation comedy and was released in the year 2007 on July 27 th. The film was directed by David Silverman and written by Mike
Scully and Matt Groening and made £183,100,000 at the box office.
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