Prof. Blair Davis was interviewed for the latest issue of The DePaulia, for a story on how books are adapted into films and television shows. The article, entitled "Books, Camera, Action: Success of Film Adaptations of Books," examines such recent film adaptations of The Hunger Games, Fifty Shades of Gray and Game of Thrones. Davis reminds us, however, that Hollywood's desire to bring popular novels to the screen has longstanding historical roots. “Media producers have long-preferred to make films and TV shows out of what are called pre-sold properties,” he says. “Because the material exists in another form already, audiences are familiar with the basic premise and characters, and will presumably want to follow them over to a new medium.” Davis regularly teaches courses in adaptation for the Media and Cinema Studies program.
http://depauliaonline.com/focus/2015/04/12/books-camera-action-success-of-film-adaptations-of-books/
