annotated bibliography

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Annotated Bibliography

Burns, Clare. A Critique of the Adaptation of Harry Potter. Academia. No Date. Web. Retrieved on 28 February, 2019 from https://www.academia.edu/11312875/A_Critique_of_the_Adaptation_of_Harry_Potter

Clare Burns is an experienced writer who has contributed to several entertainment publications. As an entertainment writer, she is credible in analyzing the adaptation of the Harry Potter books to movies.

The article A Critique of the Adaptation of Harry Potter is a scholarly source. It is written by a scholar in the entertainment field and published by an organization that publishes scholarly research. The article is meant for anyone who is interested in the adaptation of Harry Potter books to novels, especially for people in academic circles since it is written in an academic tone.

In the article, Clare Burns examines the process of the adaption of Harry Potter books to films, the changes made between the books and the films and if the adaptions are excellent representations of the books. She also covers matters such as fidelity in the Harry Potter adaptation.

One specific thing I will use in my research paper from this article is Clare’s examination of how the removal of some parts that are in the Harry Potter books affect the illustration in the films. For example, some missing stories about Sirius Black paint him as a villain instead of an innocent man who was betrayed.

Joffe, Robyn. Harry Potter and the Adaptation from Novel to Film. The Leaky Cauldron Organization. No Date. Web. Retrieved on 28 February 2019 from www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/features/essays/issue17/noveltofilm/

Robyn Joffe is a famous writer who submit work to Scribbulus, the platform by the Leaky Cauldron Organization that enables proficient authors to submit their well written essays for publishing. Joffe has vast experience with the Harry Potter productions which makes him an authoritative voice on the subject.

The article Harry Potter and the Adaptation from Novel to Film is a scholarly source. It was written and published by a formal organization that exists to publish scholarly articles. It was meant for Harry Potter fans and anyone interested in the adaptation of Harry Potter novels to films.

The article focuses on the process in which the harry Potter novels were adapted into movies. Joffe examines how different teams and people such as the author, screen play writer and producers worked together to adapt the films from the books. The article was written in 2008 and thus did not cover all the Harry potter films but it is very comprehensive in in the films it covers.

I plan to use this source to show how and why some changes were adopted in the films different than how the books were written and whether these changes helped to create better illustrations of the Harry Potter books.

O’Hanley, Justin. Harry Potter: 15 Movie Changes Better Than The Books (And 10 Worse). Screen Rant. 22 May, 2018. Web. Retrieved on 28 February 2019 from https://screenrant.com/harry-potter-movie-book-changes-better-worse/

Justin O’Hanley is an entertainment (specifically movies and series) writer who has vast experience in analyzing different aspects related to entertainment. As an experienced entertainment writer, Justin O’Hanley is a credible voice in the matter of adaptation of Harry Potter books to movies.

Although Justin O’Hanley’s article is not written for academic purposes, it is very popular among the movie blogs industry. This is important because popular movie blogs are crucial in giving insight that may not be necessarily found in academic sources. Articles by Screen Rant are meant for movie and series fans.

The article gives examples of 25 differences between the Harry Potter novels and the movies that they were made into and focuses and how these changes during adaptation impacted on the storyline of the initial Harry Potter books. The article was written in May 2018, so it is less than a year old.

Since my research will focus on the differences between the Harry Potter novels and films and their impact on the quality of the adaptation, I will use this source to focus on specific examples of these differences and whether they were good or bad for the film representation of the Harry Potter novels.