8.4 Play to Film

You are a film producer about to make a film version of the play you read by Drew Hayden Taylor.  There are many things to consider when adapting a play, which is written for the stage, to the big screen.

1. Create a bulletin board with images and notes to answer all of the following production questions.  Each question below should be answered with a visual image and a brief written explanation. 

• Who is your targeted audience for the film?
  
• On what theme in the play will you focus in the film?
  
• What symbols, actions, or objects will you use to develop the theme?
  
• What sets will you use (inside/outside)? Where will you locate the action?
  
• What style or genre will suit this film?
  
• Who will you cast in the lead roles? Why would they do well with those roles?
  
• What significant songs or music will you use for the soundtrack? Why?

2.  Create your assignment using one of these options:

• Google Slides
• PowerPoint
• a “pinning” site like Pinterest
• Magazine clippings and paper
  

3. Submit your polished work (or the necessary link/URL) as the '8_4 Play to Film' assignment for assessment.