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Neil Pollock <[log in to unmask]>
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Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 8 Feb 1996 20:37:04 +1100
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Linda Seger provides some rough stats in The Art of Adaptation which
claim that while most films and telemovies may not be adaptations, most
that win Oscars and Emmies are.
 
At the Australian Film Television and Radio School we are seeking any
source of reliable stats. which indicate how much of feature film production,
or "successful" feature film productions are in fact adaptations.  It would
really be nice to break these stats down into whether the story originated
from a play, novel, short story etc; whether there have been trends towards
more or less adaptations over time; whether different film cultures tend to
favour adaptations over original screenplays; and whether adaptations are
more common among television movies and mini-miniseries as opposed to feature
films; AND also to test Linda Seger's assertion that award givers
(critics??, the public??) actually prefer adaptations.
 
Any help would be appreciated.
 
Neil Pollock
AFTRS Library
61-2-805-6440
Fax: 61-2-805-6665
 
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