Art of Adaptation: The Comparison Between the Book and the Film.
Abstract (300 words maximum)
ABSTRACT - This study examines the differences between the children’s book, SHREK! (1990), written by William Steig, and the Oscar-winning screenplay Shrek (2001), produced by DreamWorks. This analysis focuses on key strategies the screenwriters used to transform a 35-page illustrated children’s book into a full-length screenplay, which includes developing the plot, adding settings, modifying the protagonist to make him more sympathetic, adding supporting characters and developing their relationships, modifying dialogue, and creating a structure that expands beyond the original story to meet the demands of screen storytelling in Hollywood.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
RCHSS - English
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Anna Weinstein
Art of Adaptation: The Comparison Between the Book and the Film.
ABSTRACT - This study examines the differences between the children’s book, SHREK! (1990), written by William Steig, and the Oscar-winning screenplay Shrek (2001), produced by DreamWorks. This analysis focuses on key strategies the screenwriters used to transform a 35-page illustrated children’s book into a full-length screenplay, which includes developing the plot, adding settings, modifying the protagonist to make him more sympathetic, adding supporting characters and developing their relationships, modifying dialogue, and creating a structure that expands beyond the original story to meet the demands of screen storytelling in Hollywood.