Modifying the Story Summer Solstice Through the Screenplay Tatarin
Modifying the Story Summer Solstice through the Screenplay Entitled “Tatarin”
A Partial Thesis Presented To Mrs. Evelyn S. Agato In Partial Fulfillment of the Subject RD 100 - Research Design
Leader Divine Angeline Leaño Members Erinn Chua Jan Erik Miras Jamie Robertson San Juan Clarissa Tan Cherryl Tolentino
October 2011 Department of Media Studies College of Arts and Sciences Trinity University of Asia
Abstract The purpose of this thesis is to come up with a clear justification on the reasons why screenwriters and filmmakers would modify books. It should be understood that the book and the film are two different subject matters. But the film would not exist without the help of the elements from the book. Thus it is safe to assert that the film Tatarin is a by-product of the work of Nick Joaquin, but nonetheless not the actual short story, Summer Solstice. A focus interview shall be conducted in order to prove that the scriptwriter- Mr. Ricky Lee – has subtle reasons on modifying Summer Solstice. The students were asked to read the original novel and later watch the film to analyze the distinctions of both works. The subjects thought that the novel was confusing and that the film barely did anything to explain it. Their observations were then compared and our assumptions were somehow accurate. This research supports the idea that modifications to the original story have a major effect on the film version and its essence is changed as a film. We hope that the methods used for this study will be implemented in the works of other researchers who are conducting studies regarding novels and their film counterparts. - As submitted to The National Communication Research Student Conference 2012
CHAPTER 1
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Literary adaptations have long been a trend in the industry of film. Films based on books and other types of literature could be traced as far as year 1985, where the first
A Partial Thesis Presented To Mrs. Evelyn S. Agato In Partial Fulfillment of the Subject RD 100 - Research Design
Leader Divine Angeline Leaño Members Erinn Chua Jan Erik Miras Jamie Robertson San Juan Clarissa Tan Cherryl Tolentino
October 2011 Department of Media Studies College of Arts and Sciences Trinity University of Asia
Abstract The purpose of this thesis is to come up with a clear justification on the reasons why screenwriters and filmmakers would modify books. It should be understood that the book and the film are two different subject matters. But the film would not exist without the help of the elements from the book. Thus it is safe to assert that the film Tatarin is a by-product of the work of Nick Joaquin, but nonetheless not the actual short story, Summer Solstice. A focus interview shall be conducted in order to prove that the scriptwriter- Mr. Ricky Lee – has subtle reasons on modifying Summer Solstice. The students were asked to read the original novel and later watch the film to analyze the distinctions of both works. The subjects thought that the novel was confusing and that the film barely did anything to explain it. Their observations were then compared and our assumptions were somehow accurate. This research supports the idea that modifications to the original story have a major effect on the film version and its essence is changed as a film. We hope that the methods used for this study will be implemented in the works of other researchers who are conducting studies regarding novels and their film counterparts. - As submitted to The National Communication Research Student Conference 2012
CHAPTER 1
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Literary adaptations have long been a trend in the industry of film. Films based on books and other types of literature could be traced as far as year 1985, where the first