Adaption from graphic novel to film: Watchmen

Pros;
Immense attention to detail.
Effort to recreate the look.
Dave Gibbons (artist) direct input into the film.
Zack Snyder's familiarity with the novel.

Cons;
Visual style copied but subtext lost.
Spatial vs temporal organisation.
Moral ambiguity and political message sacrificed.
Narrative complexity lost.
Not all visual features can translate.

There are many parallels with the graphic novel to film these are visual but the narrative is lost. The palette uses secondary colours which is unusual for a traditional comic (use of browns, purples, oranges.)

A comic within a comic is copied in the film exactly as it is seen in the graphic novel:


Recurring Images:
Smiley Badge
Clocks/watches
Silhouettes

Watchmen

This is a graphic to film adaptation. The initial opening scene is not even in comic it is created forr dramatic effect.
The film references other comics such as the posters on the wall of Batman. There is alot of bright colours for the people with super powers where as the backgrounds are very grey, this is very similar to the graphic novel.

Comic to Film Adaptation Marvel vs DC

It was not until the 1990s that creators of comic books were given credit and improved status as a genuine art form.
Comic books are 'participatory' art.
Marvel and DC are known for the transfer from comic book/ graphic novel to film, both the film industry and comic book industry due to sequel and spin off potential.
With films like Superman being created from comic books and graphic novels like V for Vendetta have a certain style which reflects the origin that is the comic strip.

Draft of screencast

Here is a copy of the initial screencast Naomi Roberts and myself did which lasted 2.30mins.

The Matrix

A cross media commodity brand. The Matrix franchise took storm with many spin off products after the first film. Not only were two other films released but there were corporate tie-ins and Product placement such as:
Samsung (mobile phone used in the Matrix)
Toyota
Powerade (drink released for Matrix Reloaded)



The Matrix brand also stretched out into comic books, video games and animation.
The animation is known as Animatrix this is a scene:





These videos both show the world of Animatrix they reference the movies and The Matrix games, however it gives the audience more of a story. If a person does not access everything involved with the world of The matrix we do not get the full picture from the background tot he actual storyline of it. This could refer to the 'Photomosaic Metaphor' this refers to transmedia storytelling suggesting to get the full picture we need everything to do with The Matrix however if a person misses something out there is less knowledge and we are missing something however it does not mean we cannot understand the basic story.

Learning Harry Potter

After researching for the screencast i have learnt there are many things which make up the franchise of Harry Potter, i would have considered myself a fan as i love all the books and films and have played on the games. I did not realise that there are bands and pod casts dedicated to the world of Harry Potter, i found it very interesting to look at this side of Harry Potter and see the fans who are involved in creating these websites, bands and even to the extremes of tattoo's.

Harry Potter Fandom

For the screencast and final group project (report) our initial group has split into pairs therefore i am working with Naomi Roberts on Harry Potter fandom, this is going to include web based fans. From fansites such as

www.mugglenet.com
http://the-leaky-cauldron.org/

These are the most popular ones on the internet and the most well known. Websites like mugglenet and the leaky cauldron have alot of information about anything Harry Potter related from interviews with cast members, to new releases of lego, films. Not only are these things are on these sights but there are also links to fanart, fanfiction and merchandise which fans can buy. There are also podcasts such as Pottercast and Mugglecast where there are discussions with presenters and other fans about the Harry Potter books, films and anything Harry Potter related.