14.06.12 [10 months to go]

On further investigation into and analysis of my chosen topic of dissertation, I have decided to further narrow this down to Shakespeare plays adapted into film only.

I am yet to make a final decision on the three films I will be basing my work on, but the current chapter basis I am working from is as follows:

Traditional Adaptations:
- Much Ado About Nothing (Branagh, 1993)
- King Lear (Brook, 1971)
- Hamlet (Branagh, 1996)
- Hamlet (Zeffirelli, 1990)
- Hamlet (Doran, 2009)
- Taming of the Shrew (Zeffirelli, 1967)
- Macbeth (Polanski, 1971)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (Hoffman, 1999)

Contemporary Updates/Modernised Adaptations:
- Romeo + Juliet (Luhrmann, 1996)
- Coriolanus (Fiennes, 2011)
- Macbeth (Goold, 2010)

Reworked Adaptations/Appropriations:
- She's The Man (Fickman, 2006)
- 10 Things I Hate About You (Junger, 1999)
- BBC's ShakespeaRe - Told
     Much Ado About Nothing (Nichols, 2005)
     Macbeth (Moffat, 2005)
     Taming of the Shrew (Wainwright, 2005)
     A Midsummer Night's Dream (Bowker, 2005)



I will choose one from each category to use as a main focus. I will further research these areas in order to apply relevant theory.

I need to make a firm decision on the analytical approach I will be writing from.