| The paper is aimed at researching the deep medium drivers behind novels andfiction-adapted films, as well as the influence that the adaptation has on audience,writer, and communication effects from the perspective of the science of literaryand art communication.The paper contains about35000words and is made up of6chapters, includingintroduction and conclusion. The introduction part will explore the backgroundand meaning of novel to film adaptations, and its status quo, and then point outresearch methods and perspectives.With the angle of communication media, thefirst chapter will deal with the evolving positions and influences of novels andfilms in the different development eras of media in chronological order.According to the two media, the second chapter will discuss the differences andsimilarity between novels and films. This chapter will also research the changesand effects of the novel to film adaptations, that is to say, a transition from text tomovies. The third chapter is focus on the communication effects of novels andfilms as two individual medium. Studying the communication effects changingbecause of psychological needs, social environment cognitive and individualbehaviors, and the chapter will expand the reach scope to sociology andpsychology. The fourth chapter will explores some issues occurring from themedium transition, e.g., if the adaptation should be faithful to its original text andhow the two parties can achieve win-win results. The conclusion will look into thefuture trends of novels, films and the new thinking patterns with which the twoparties can cooperate. |
