Blog Post #4:

The 5 most important decisions i would need to make as director in order to create a successful adaptation:

01) Q: What casting choices would you make in order to make it successful?
      A: For the casting, i would make sure the person would have had good experience and know what they need to do in order to fulfill the role. They should know there strengths and weakness to know if they should audition for the role.
02) Q: What else is unique about your book that would be vital to capture?
       A: Well, most of the book has important events, but i think it should capture more of the adventure that Bilbo and Gandolf go on while finding new friends that come along. Or saving the hobbits that get captured by the giants/ogors or something. Like it should capture all the action that goes on.
03) Q: Which scenes are essential to keep in order to not change the heart of the film?
       A: Like i said in the last question, keep all the action that goes on. No one would understand what happens if you don't go from the beginning to the end. Maybe make a twist of an ending to catch people off guard and so it will get them wanting to read the book and to see the next film.
04) Q: What soundtrack decisions could help successfully recreate the themes of the book and reach its target audience?
      A: I think that some music should be in to keep the thrill of the journey that's going on. But then when something is like about to pop out and make you jump, don't use the music. Because then it just gives away what's going to happen in the scene.
05) Q: Which type of adaptation makes the most sense-film, TV show, live musical?
       A: A film, because some books would be too long or too short to make into a TV show and live musical. Pus with the acting in the film, it should make it much to actually understand what's going on and so it's not separated into more events. It would keep the flow of what's going on and how things will turn out for maybe the second movie or the end of this movie if it's the last movie of the series.