Sin City - Graphic Novel to Film

Sin City is by far one of my favorite graphic novels which was made into a film in 2005. I have chosen this as a very good example of how when you do your research well and take your time with a project, great things will be the result of the outcome.

The film "Sin City" takes four stories from Millers novels making them into one movie which takes place in Basin city. Basin City is full of criminals, sexy dames and a very corrupt police force. The film takes mainly from three of Millers comics, "Sin City" was the first and main influence which soon became a very popular on-going series. The other two which were used were, "That Yellow Bastard" and "The Big Fat Kill". 

In 2005, the movie adaptation of the novels was released, directed by Miller and Robert Rodriguez(From Dusk Till Dawn and Desperado).

The most noticeable thing about Sin City is its unique art style which is highly influenced from Film Noir. Miller draws the readers attention to the comic by using a certain colour palette. He uses dark shadows and backgrounds of black and white but uses colours such as red and yellow to highlight key scenes and objects which are important. (Above on the left are two perfect examples, on the left Dwights converses, on the right the "Yellow Bastard")

The video above is a perfect example of how when one medium is used an adapted into another. When Rodriguez directed the movie with Miller they tried to shoot the movie shot for shot in comparison to the graphic novels. Although this is a good example, In our transcription unit we have to choose a medium which hasn't already been done, also one which hasn't already been visually adapted, such as a poem, song or piece of text.