Monday, March 26, 2012
Blog #6 - Film Adaptation
If I were making a screen play for a film based on the novel "Kissing the Rain" by Kevin Brooks, some things would need to be cut because of time restrictions. First of all, there could only be one main climax in the story, which would be when Moo is in court and the prosecutor, Mr. Henry, asks him if he has spoken to Mr. Vine. This section is full of suspense and is an important part to the story. There are smaller climaxes throughout the novel that must be removed. The part where Moo first meets Vine is important, so that should stay. I would remove the mini-climax where Moo receives the news that Brady is in the hospital and Moo then rushes across the city to the hospital. This part is suspenseful and exciting, but the outcome of the story would not be impacted if this section were removed. Also, this section takes two chapters of the novel, so a good amount of the story would be removed, shortening the story into a good screen play. I could then remove any small details throughout the story. Anything that doesn't contribute to the main storyline would be cut. Then, if the movie was too short, I would add in enough details and filler to make the movie longer, but still entertaining.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Blog #5 - Suspense or Pathos
The book that I am currently reading, which is "Kissing the Rain" by Kevin Brooks.
"His head and shoulders move back, like he's trying to get me in focus, then he reaches out a hand -- and just for a second I think he's gonna whop me... but no... it's all right, he's just..." (Brooks 112)
This is a suspenseful part of the story when Moo is walking through the park and detective Callan walks out of nowhere and comes towards Moo. This builds up suspense because Moo doesn't know what Callan is going to do to him when he gets closer. The story is told from a first-person perspective of Moo, and he doesn't know what is going to happen, so the reader doesn't know what is going to happen. This creates suspense as the reader anticipates what will happen next.
The setting is in a park with no one around, which makes it more suspenseful because if Callan tries to attack Moo, there is no one around to help. The mood during this part of the story is frightening and scary, because Moo doesn't know what is going on and earlier in the story, there is foreshadowing done that makes you expect a confrontation like this one.
"His head and shoulders move back, like he's trying to get me in focus, then he reaches out a hand -- and just for a second I think he's gonna whop me... but no... it's all right, he's just..." (Brooks 112)
This is a suspenseful part of the story when Moo is walking through the park and detective Callan walks out of nowhere and comes towards Moo. This builds up suspense because Moo doesn't know what Callan is going to do to him when he gets closer. The story is told from a first-person perspective of Moo, and he doesn't know what is going to happen, so the reader doesn't know what is going to happen. This creates suspense as the reader anticipates what will happen next.
The setting is in a park with no one around, which makes it more suspenseful because if Callan tries to attack Moo, there is no one around to help. The mood during this part of the story is frightening and scary, because Moo doesn't know what is going on and earlier in the story, there is foreshadowing done that makes you expect a confrontation like this one.
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