Adaptation

 

Artists Statement 

“A text can not only survive the shift from one form to another, but it can also thrive in ways not previously possible in the original form.”

— Mark Brokenshire

In this adaptation, I chose a scene that seemed to stick with me the most. Almost every day that I check social media, there is some sort of video or recording of someone in public being unknowingly filmed as they go about a task that may not be socially acceptable. However, the struggle for me in this project was deciding the medium to transport this part of the text. I was not confident in by drawing abilities, nor did I feel I had the materials to do some sort of port to film. I then realized I picture the events of books as I read similarly to a comic strip, not so much a motion picture.

I tried many programs online, with the first few being too simple or requiring paid accounts to access any of their useful tools. Some programs offered sufficient materials, yet wanted payment to have the strip exported or copied over. Eventually I found storyboardthat.com, who offered enough for me to create my vision without having to go through a pay wall or an untrustworthy download.

These scenes took many different shapes, as the perfect options were not always available. Some of the choices to these scenes are metaphorical changes in a way, such as the boy “filming” is gray like the rest of the crowd, yet still stands out. I think this format, although simple and somewhat bare, could easily portray the ideas and moods of the scenes for someone who maybe hasn’t read the book.

News Story

An elderly woman was filmed harassing a Trump supporter on a flight. This is not the first time something like this has happened, as due to the recent rise in political controversy with the new election and president elect. People have been using this “platform” to rant about their beliefs and harass others for theirs. The novel greatly focuses on this “internet rant” speech. It is becoming more and more popular in public and in-person events, such as today’s politicians are using it, high public officials are now using it, and so on. These types of rant speeches become viral because its rather easy to pick at. Some people hold disbelief that these things can even happen, creating even more content to use and make fun at.

Adaptation

Mark Brokenshire, when speaking about adaptation, believes the biological definition actually better describes what is happening today in media rather than their own definition. The biological definition of adaptation explains that animals either change physically in one individual or evolution pushes helpful traits and hides detrimental ones. He believes media is basically also undergoing this constant change. News is constantly jumping into new versions of connecting to their viewers, whether it be social media or varied types of broadcasts across all platforms. To survive, or in this case be a successful company, they must constantly adapt and change to remain current and provide the best content to today’s desires.

The Artist Leaving the Googolplex

• The article presents past instances of videos of workers leaving their factories in similar manner
  • Lumiére Brothers
• Article much more expressive
  • the video was very monotone and focused on the recordings, while the article went into detail of privileges, values of Google, and in depth of his post-firing experience
• Large part of article focuses on his exploration of an artist after leaving Google, with his interest in the interworking of major corporations and routines

Anderson Ross: Internet Jobs

The new age of technology has opened up the job market exponentially, for better or for worse depending on who you are. However, these new jobs have had controversy on how they are treated. How much do they get paid if they do their whole job from the couch? How much should we expect out of workers who started in this new market? How much training is needed.

Andrew Ross provides his take on the situation with “In Search of the Lost Paycheck”. His opinion on the effect these jobs have on low wage labor is

“…we can see the resurgence of such a culture based on the cultivation of social capital, whether for those in search of breakthrough or blockbuster attention in the reputation stakes…this affective currency has replaced the wages of industrialization…”

These jobs have driven the wages down since they see the effort required to complete said jobs is less than it was a decade or so ago. Competition will always benefit the consumer, and in this care, its more detrimental to the workers than it may be beneficial to the consumer.