Google Project entry 1

I've been throwing around several ideas to work into an essay. So i'm going to outline everything I want to cover in each potential essay in this blog. These ideas are all questions i've been rolling around for a while, and all things i'm very interested in.

Ideas:

1. How dialogue and metaphor work in both classic literature and film adaptation, AKA how dialogue and imagery translate to new media.
2. May be a separate idea, or included in idea #1. The loss of dialogue and metaphor in film adaptation because of direction or acting style
3. How different directing styles effect film adaptation of classic literature
4. Dialogue (and surrounding elements) as an element of classic literature

Considering I'm currently fascinated with dialogue, i'll probably work on #4. So, i'm going to block in my outline, and give myself a few resources to use later.

What is dialogue? (What are its functions?)

On dialogue

How does one write dialogue?

On writing dialogue

Does dialogue change with characterization?

On functions of dialogue and accent

How do different authors link dialogue with their characters?

Does this make the authors essentially actors, by which they play every character? (how does one incorporate accents?)

On characterization through dialogue

See book mentioned "you just don't understand" by Deborah Tannen

What is good dialogue?

Why is dialogue a key element in classic literature?

I'll probably edit this post a dozen times, at least. In my next post I'll actually start writing down some ideas in the form of paragraphs, working, of course, towards my complete project.