3 films and Novels

I thought alot about the films and novels I would be using in my research, I decided to choose films in particular that has odd narratives as the structure may have had to be changed. The first film/novel I picked was:

• A Clockwork Orange

I picked this because after some reseach into it, characters in the novel have completely different roles in the film which could affect the narrative and in turn the structure.

• 2001 A Space Odyssey

I chose this film/novel also because the film itself is a mishmash narrative wise so i made the decision that this would be the perfect examle for my question as to see if the novel and film are different in structure.

• Barry Lyndon

Finally I picked Barry Lyndon as it's the longest film the book would either be the same or have to be different this also is a perfect example as the longer the film the more of the novel is shown or changed.

Final Question

After much deliberation i decided to base my question around something I feel passionate about and something I would get knowledge out of myself, not just make a question for the sake of the course.

My question was based around the idea of Stanley Kubrick and his screenwriting in contention to the novels he bases his films on. My question is:

'Does the dramatic structure change from novel to film in the works or Stanley Kubrick'

This question allows me to investigate the subject of sreenwriting which I know a few things about so will be easy to get hold of the infomation I need, however the problem will come in the shape of reading the novels that I will pick to research.

Stanley Kubrick Profile

Stanley Kubrick

Born: July 26, 1928
Manhattan, New York, USA

Died: March 7, 1999
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Stanley Kubrick was one of the few men in Hollywood who had it eating out of his hands. He is most famous for his films being incredibly precise and crisp down to every detail, he also well known for his reclusive behaviour and not being seen for months on end.

Some of his most well known work includes Charles Dickens novel The Shining and his most controveral film Anthony Burgess novel A Clockwork Orange. Stanley Kubrick started out as a photographer selling photos to the company Look. But it was after Kubrick had worked at Look as a full-time photographer that his friend Alex Singer suggested he make short documentaries which eventually lead him to his career as a filmmaker.

Question ideas for small scale

As part of my small scale i decided to focus on my idol Stanley Kubrick and mainly focus on him as an auteur.

The reason I picked Stanley Kubrick is because I find his work fascinating, his attention to detail and his overall presentation of his work is a piece of art. I felt no other thing could influence me to do a samll scale project on so i went with my first instinct and chose Kubrick as an auteur.

Some subjects I began thinking of picking for a question were:

• His screenwriting
• Theme's in his films
• Genre of films
• Representations of women
• Reclusive life in relation to his films