Adaptation Theory

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Across
  1. 5. The process of changing a story from one form to another, such as turning a book into a movie or a play into a novel.
  2. 6. Structure The way a story is told, including its sequence of events. Adaptations sometimes change this to fit a new format.
  3. 8. An adaptation that imitates the style of the original text but often mixes it with new elements.
  4. 10. The main ideas or messages in a story. Adaptations may keep, change, or emphasize different themes.
  5. 11. How closely an adaptation follows the original text. A “high-fidelity” adaptation stays very similar, while a “low-fidelity” adaptation makes big changes.
  6. 14. The relationship between different texts. Some adaptations reference or borrow from multiple sources.
  7. 15. The process of changing key elements of a text (such as setting, characters, or themes) to suit a new medium or audience.
  8. 16. The original text that an adaptation or new version is based on. For example, Pride and Prejudice is the hypotext for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
Down
  1. 1. material that surrounds a published main text supplied by the authors, editors, printers, and publishers. This includes things like cover art, the blurb on the back of a novel or DVD, merchandise, trailer etc.
  2. 2. The spoken words in a story. Sometimes, adaptations change dialogue to match the new medium or audience.
  3. 3. How characters are presented in a story. In adaptations, some characters may be added, removed, or changed.
  4. 4. The format a story is told in, such as a novel, film, TV show, comic, or video game.
  5. 7. A humorous adaptation that exaggerates or mocks the original work.
  6. 9. The new version of a story that has been adapted from an earlier text (hypotext). For exam
  7. 12. Adaptation When a story is adapted to fit a different culture, often changing characters, setting, or customs.
  8. 13. Updating an older story to make it more relevant to a modern audience (e.g., setting Romeo and Juliet in the present day). Audience - The group of people an adaptation is meant for. Different audiences might need different changes to a story.