Red Carpet Reading
Hi, my name is Clair
I have been working as a Library Assistant for 20 years, and I have completed the Diploma of Library and Information Services. I enjoy reading, and watching movies and television series when I have the time. I love how I have been able to combine all three passions into one exciting but somewhat compulsive hobby! I enjoy researching which books have become AACTA Award winning and nominated screen adaptations, and learning about these films and television series.
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In November 2022 I attended an "In Conversation" Author Talk with the very captivating Sally Hepworth, where she spoke about her compelling book "The Soulmate". Sally shared the exciting news that her book "The Mother-In-Law" is going to be made into a television series. Hopefully it will be up for an AACTA Award Nomination!
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Special Event for Box Hill Institute
Library and Information Services Students!
Get the inside scoop on how a book makes it to the screen!
Come and hear Sally Hepworth speak about the journey of her novel "The Mother-In-Law" from the page to television series adaptation.
Sally will be sharing her experience of this fascinating process for
Bayside Libraries, for whom she is the Ambassador.
From the Page to the Screen:
An Evening with Sally Hepworth
Wednesday 1 November, 7:00pm, via Microsoft Teams.
Free.
You will receive an Invitation in your Box Hill Institute email.
Disclaimer: This event is fictional and has been created for the purposes of study.
My Favourite Adaptation
My favourite Australian AACTA Award winning or nominated film that has been adapted from an Australian book is "The Dressmaker", adapted from the gothic novel of the same name by Rosalie Ham. The "Dressmaker" novel has been described as a modern Australian classic. I love it for its laugh-out-loud but often dark humour, and its themes of love, hate, revenge, bigotry, hypocrisy, malice, prejudice and vanity, and how these characteristics can cause extreme behaviour. Haute couture is central to the plot and Rosalie Ham cleverly satirises this and the cast of love and love-to-hate characters. The film is a faithful adaptation as much of the dialogue and scenes are taken from the book verbatim. The small country town of Dungatar in the 1950's and its eccentric residents are beautifully brought to life in this captivating film.
The AACTA Awards, formerly known as the Australian Film Institute or AFI Awards, recognise and celebrate film and television excellence in Australia. It makes me feel very proud that many of these works are based on Australian books. As AACTA also has a category for International Awards, I have learned about many world books which have been superbly adapted to the screen.