This class looks at powerful film adaptations of well-known literature to find the universal story within the technical wizardry. Students analyze novels, short stories and screenplays as an avenue to creating their own video tales. Readings include Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Stephen King’s Shawshank Redemption, and Su Tong’s Raise the Red Lantern. They view the many faces of Frankenstein and share original Hollywood screenplays to build a foundation for the magic that is film. Screenplays and videos completed in this class are often shown in local film competitions and the Iolani Film Festival.
Texts (Selections vary by semester)
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The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact & Fiction into Film (excerpts)
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Screenwriting 101 (excerpts)
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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Frankenstein (excerpts)
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A River Runs Through It (excerpts)
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Raise the Red Lantern
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"The Yellow Wallpaper"
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Different Seasons – The Body and Shawshank Redemption
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Truman Show (screenplay)
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Henry V
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Brave New World (excerpts)
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Assorted non-fiction essays on perception and rhetorical devices
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Essays from new magazines and journals on current topics
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Quarter 1/3
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Quarter 2/4
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Narrative Video
- Final Project Video
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Homework guideline for 9th-12th grade: 30-45 minutes per night per core subject.
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