adaptations
Changes for survival
Adaptations are changes made to fit new conditions or purposes.
In biology, adaptations are traits that help organisms survive in their environments—a camel's hump, a cactus's spines.
In creative work, an adaptation transforms a story from one medium to another: The film is an adaptation of the novel.
The word implies adjustment rather than wholesale replacement.
Adapting for specific markets
- subtitlesOn-screen dialogue text
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
- culturalizationAcquiring cultural knowledge
- equivalenceState of being equal
idiomatic · vernacular · bilingual · multilingual · contextualize · interpretation · faithfulness · liberties
Differential reproductive success
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- fitnessGood physical shape
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
camouflage · mimicry · hibernation · acclimatization · drought-tolerance · morphology · physiology · coloration
Film's written blueprint
- directorOne who leads
- remakeNew version created
- sequelContinuation of prior work
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
source material · faithful · liberties · casting · production · studio · franchise · rights
Providing help or aid
- audiobookRecorded oral narration
- captioningAdding text to media
- screen readerProgram converting text to audio
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
ramp · prosthetic · hearing aid · sign language · accommodations · modifications · inclusive design · universal design
Raised performance platform
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- West EndLondon theatre district
- librettoOpera's written words
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
revival · jukebox musical · book musical · choreography · production · Tony · theatrical · concert
localization
Adapting for specific markets
- subtitlesOn-screen dialogue text
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
- culturalizationAcquiring cultural knowledge
equivalence · idiomatic · vernacular · bilingual · multilingual · contextualize · interpretation · faithfulness · liberties · source text
natural selection
Differential reproductive success
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- fitnessGood physical shape
phenotype · camouflage · mimicry · hibernation · acclimatization · drought-tolerance · morphology · physiology · coloration · behavioral
screenplay
Film's written blueprint
cinematography · source material · faithful · liberties · casting · production · studio · franchise · rights · optioned
assistive
Providing help or aid
- audiobookRecorded oral narration
- captioningAdding text to media
- screen readerProgram converting text to audio
wheelchair · ramp · prosthetic · hearing aid · sign language · accommodations · modifications · inclusive design · universal design · ergonomic
stage
Raised performance platform
score · revival · jukebox musical · book musical · choreography · production · Tony · theatrical · concert · orchestration
- filmmovies, film, filmmaking, cinematography, film editing
- book versionsretellings, revisions, rewrites, translations, abridged versions
- creative worksbooks, autobiography, memoir, novels, diary
- filmsfeature films, action films, horror films, comedies, dramas
- storytellingstorytelling, story, tale, narrative, narrator
- HollywoodHollywood, Tinseltown, Hollywood Sign, silver screen, movie stars
adaptationsoriginals
Authentic first versions
source material · primary sources · original works · prototypes · archetypes
adaptationsmaladaptations
Harmful evolutionary developments
rigidities · rigidity · inflexibilities · inflexibility · stubbornness
- modern adaptationsUpdated versions of originals
- film adaptationMovie from prior source
- book adaptationsFilms from written works
- TV adaptationsSource material made televisual
- screen adaptationWork converted for cinema
- novel adaptationFilm from written fiction