from Judith Merians [who is giving the presentation on Film Finance this Thursday, May 3rd], is information on a different presentation she is giving at the American Library in Paris: Thu 10 May 2012 19h30. This part of a series on books into film, comparing the book with the film, and in this session, she is focusing on "The Shawshank Redemption". This is a free event, no RSVP.
http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/calendar-of-events/details/888-a-night-at-the-movies-with-judith-merians-the-shawshank-redemption.html
here's the description:
How does story telling in words differ creatively from story telling in films? A Night at the Movies will compare excerpts from books and plays with scenes from the film versions of the literary works. Each spring and each autumn scenes from a different and popular book/play and its film version will be featured and each selection will exemplify a different aspect of filmic story telling. Judith Merians will explain why films require their own creative conventions and how filmmakers employ visual and aural techniques to enhance and deepen the tale with as few words as possible. And to add to the enjoyment Judith will fill you in on some of the behind-the-scenes history of the evening's film. No RSVP required, just drop on in and join us for a Night at the Movies.
Stephen King masterfully writes of the bleakness in ordinary life and the horror that arises in everyday places. In The Shawshank Redemption the Shawshank prison is the hell on earth in which the story of two convicted murderers and unlikely friends, Andy and Red, unfolds. How did King and the director Frank Darabont, create empathy in the readership and audience with two such characters in this claustrophobic setting? Discover the subtext of the story in which Andy, the force of hope, arrives in a forsaken place, changes it, and moves on. He is the classic mythic figure.
