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Module 4 DQ 2

Module 4 DQ 2

Q Like with Hamlet, there are numerous films, whether they were based on original screenplays or adapted from fiction or drama, that have been made and remade. The list is so long, that when Wikipedia attempted to do so, it had to be broken into two: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_film_remakes_(A–M) (Links to an external site.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_film_remakes_(N–Z) (Links to an external site.) Look through Wikipedia's extensive two lists of film remakes. See if you can find clips on YouTube from the same scene from two different filmed versions of the same story, and, as with the examples you just viewed of Hamlet in 4.3, watch the two clips carefully, keeping these questions in mind: Why did the director make certain decisions in the staging, acting choices, film props and design? What was the purpose behind these decisions? What do certain line readings or gestures during speeches mean? Do these directing moves come to a conclusion/make a decision about what the audience is supposed to think/feel? In your discussion post, write a meaty two paragraphs in which you compare the scenes from the different versions, analyzing based on the discussion questions above, and draw some conclusions about how the different directing moves impact what the audience is supposed to think/feel. At the end of your post, include links to one or both of the clips you compared. Then view and respond to one of your classmate's posts; provide feedback to your classmate about what parts of their comparison are most effective and persuasive and why. Also let them know any questions or suggestions you have in response to their ideas.

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Answer The two films that I have chosen for the purpose of this assignment are – Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 classic “Psycho” and Gus Van Sant’s remake of the same name released in the year 1998. While the latter is lesser known for its heavyweight predecessor, there are certain sequences in the film which pay tribute to the original classic. Both the films follow the same storyline - that of Norman Bates a young motel owner with dissociative personality disorder. However the 1998 remake puts a colored spin on it as it was filmed and released in full color. The remake even made use of the same script developed by Joseph Stefano and the iconic background score of Bernard Herrmann.