Brian McFarlane; Clarendon Press, 1996, Oxford

Part I Backgrounds, Issues, and a New Agenda

BACKGROUNDS

Conrad, Griffith, and 'Seeing'

Commentators in the field are fond of quoting Joseph Conrad's famous statement of his novelistic intention: 'My task which I…

Adapting material previously published in another genre is not something that the film industry invented. Classical Greek playwrights adapted myths that had been passed on through an oral tradition; Shakespeare appropriated materials for his plays from various sources. And as soon as the makers of cinema recognized that telling a good story in moving pictures required a “good story,” adaptations of novels, plays, and short stories became commonplace. Shortly…

Documentary and Literal Adaptation

Documentary films seek a form of literal adaptation to be historically sound. But the nature of historical truth achieved by documentary is debatable. Documentary is not a verbatim representation. As noted earlier, conventional wisdom defines documentary as “relating to or found in documents: aiming at presentation of reality . . . broadly factual, objective.” Objective? As historian Erik…

This essay offers an overview of adaptation, an initiation for the educated reader who is not a communications or film specialist. It will reference “The Social and Cultural Construction of Abraham Lincoln in U.S. Movies and on U.S. TV”—but mainly with an eye to the larger issue of cinematographic adaptation itself.

Essentials…

Telling tales A guide to developing effective storytelling programmes for museums Researched and written by Emily Johnsson Edited by Claire Adler We are stories. We make sense of the world through stories. We make meaning out of stories and remember through stories.

2 ISBN 1-905911-01-7 London…

A LETTER FROM THE AUTHOR There are now over 7.18 billion people in the world, and we re more in touch than we ever have been. Technology has brought us closer to each other, giving us the ability to share just about anything with just about anyone, any time. The advent of social media has made the world smaller. We Are Social reports that over 2 billion people worldwide use social media, meaning 28% of the global population is interconnected. 2 billion people…

Your brand Turning social sentiment into opportunity Social Intelligence Guide for Marketing

2 Deliver amazing customer experiences. Let me just say, we don t think your brand sux, but in today s social and mobile world you may encounter this type of sentiment at some point during the life of your business. Coming from a global company that just underwent one of the biggest branding overhauls of the century, we know how hard…

We have witnessed again and again how, through storytelling, students directly experience the power of narrative, creating meaningful connections with each other and with members of the community. T r a c y C o s k i e, H e i d i T r u d e l, a n d R o s e m a r y V o h s Outside it s a crisp November evening, dark although it s still early. Inside the school s…

Track: Management by Play, Creativity and Aesthetics STORYTELLING: TRANSFERRING TACIT CORPORATE KNOWLEDGE IN DIFFERENT CULTURES A RESEARCH-IN-PROGRESS PAPERand International Marketing and Management (IMM) Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (WU-Wien) Augasse 2-6 A-1090 Vienna,…

WHITE PAPER NOVEMBER 2014 FACEBOOK VS YOUTUBE WHO WILL BE THE KING OF VIDEO SHARING?

2 CONTENTS 2. Introduction 3-7. Does Facebook have what it takes? 8-10. Ice Bucket Challenge 11. Facebook and Auto Play 12-13. The Future of Facebook 14. About BlueDoor Inc.,…

Important Notice This report (the Report ) has been prepared by Deloitte LLP( Deloitte ) for Facebook Inc. on the basis of the scope and limitations set out below. The Report has been prepared solely for the purposes of estimating Facebook s impacts on the economy. It should not be used for any other purpose or in any other context, and…

Creative and Cultural Economy series 2 Mapping the Creative Industries: A Toolkit by BOP Consulting

4 British Council s Creative And Cultural Economy Series Published by The British Council 10 Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BN, England…

2 National Policy Statement on Entrepreneurship in Ireland 2014 National Policy Statement on Entrepreneurship in Ireland 1

3 Contents Foreword by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD 4 Foreword by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD 5 Introduction Vision for Ireland 6 Entrepreneurship Environment Key Elements 8 Strategic Objectives 12 Entrepreneurship in Ireland 14 Measuring Irish Entrepreneurship…

Far up river in Szechuan,

waters rise as spring winds roar.



How can I dare to meet her now,

to brave the dangerous gorge?



The grass grows green in the valley below

where silk worms silently spin.



Her hands work threads that…

 Farghana valley

the splendour of a mythical dream.

The fabled silk route

snaked its way through here,

bringing new cultures, silk and jade,

and no drones filled the night sky with fear.

In this valley of ancient dreams…

There was a man

Who made his living

By painting roses

Upon silk.



He sat in an upper chamber

And painted,

And the noises of the street

Meant nothing to him.…

Cultural Cooperation & Development among Countries along the Silk Road Technological Road of Global Culture Industry in the Future



October 8-11, 2014



The world economy is shifting from the product economy and then the service economy to the culture industry economy.



The International Culture Industry Summit (ICIS) and the…

Since China’s ambitious ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative (“Initiative”) was first introduced in October 2013 by President Xi Jinping, the rest of the world has been playing close attention to how this major pillar of China’s economic policy will impact its integration with the global economy. It is being heralded as a blueprint for greater cooperation and integration through the development of an infrastructure network connecting all sub-regions in Asia, and between…

We are witnessing a digital revolution with millions of web users watching short films as they become the standard communication tool promoting values, culture and business ethics.

From music videos to politics, short films are the medium of choice to communicate ideology, vision, style and much more. What better way to do it…