Film and Novel Comarison of Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck...

Film and Novel Comarison of Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck For my assignment I am going to compare both directors of the book and the film, and also their writing techniques. The director of the film has many different techniques to utilize; actors, camera shots, location, properties, sound, music, light. Compared to the way John Steinbeck wrote the book, Gary Sinise interpreted the novel very differently. John Steinbecks novel is sequential, but Sinise chose to ignore this. The writer in contrast, has only words to make their special effects. John Steinbeck uses a Panorama to open his novel. A panorama opening to the novel: California, Gabilan Mountains, Salinas River, Soledad Town, Pool†¦show more content†¦The next screen shot is of the two men, George and Lennie splashing through the water. There is a medium camera shot. There are sounds of panting, and instinct words. There is tension building here as the music swells. The next shot is of George and Lennie hiding in the reeds, medium cuts to close up, we can see the big man, George, is keeping his head down in disguise so no one can see him. At this point there are constant inter cuts, it looks like the two men are hoping for an escape, the music recedes temporarily. The next shot is the men and their horses and dogs again, looking for something they cant find, perhaps something like George and Lennie. George and Lennie are still hidden in the water, there is a low angle shot used here, and a close up of them two. The figures start to become very tiny, and all the voices start to fade away. There is a long shot of camera use here. There is a different type of music played here; the music is also starting to fade away now, into the background and then gradually the light starts to fade away and the atmosphere becomes pitch black. All you can hear is the sounds of trains passing over the railway tracks, dramatic music playing increases sense of tension, piano, violins, strings, and this slowly introduces the theme. A few miles of Soledad, the Salinas River drop in close to the hillside bands and runs deep and green.