Film Adaption Essay

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What makes a successful film adaptation of a stage play? Construct a Mise-en-scene analysis of several of the cinematic elements including shot (framing, angle, and camera movement), sound (including music), lighting, and editing within The Importance of Being Earnest. You may either focus your analysis on the performance in general or on particular scenes. You must compare and contrast the use of these cinematic elements as well as its contribution to the overall message and artistic presentation of the film or the scene comparatively to the drama work presented as a play or to the text.  Sources: Film 2002 version, Youtube play and or drama text. Appropriate introduction with creative background on the play, writers, and or the elements of drama, with a clear and sound thesis that responds to one of the above prompts. Body paragraphs should have topic sentences that support the thesis as well as concluding/transition sentences. Solid quotation with parenthetical references –name and page numbers after the quote. Min two quotes per body paragraph. If citing from the film use: (The Importance of Being Earnest 2002) as citation, no need to time stamp quotes etc. Also an accurate Works Cited page at the end of the essay. Proper insightful conclusion 4-6 pages Typed and submitted to canvas by day of our final