Purpose
The purpose of this viewing assignment is to give you an opportunity to:
Deploy the terminology from Chapter 13 regarding the process of “Stage to Screen”
Interrogate pros and cons of adaptation and the different ways in which this may be accomplished
Your Task
Watch the following clip:
August Wilson’s Fences (1987) – Stage Version (content warning)（ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVZr6uzvYtA）
August Wilson’s Fences (2016) – Film Version (content warning) （https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbkUwE_Po-s）
Write and respond thoughtfully on the discussion board based on the following questions:
The 2016 movie, Fences, is a direct adaptation of the 1985 play made famous by the production in the clip above. What was the most successful component of this “stage to screen” transition?
Based on this viewing, would you categorize the 2016 film as adaptation? What elision or interpolation was evident in the viewing, if any? (Ch. 13.2)
