"The Shakespeare Product" originated as part of a Shakespeare course at Brigham Young University. As part of this course, I will be reviewing a fellow classmate's Shakespeare blog, "Screenwriting Shakespeare." The thesis of Jennifer's blog is that although we can imitate Shakespeare's writing qualities in film or on stage, the medium of film requires a different writing process to account for its unique strengths.
The Posts
First, I'd like to say that Jennifer has a great topic and her educational emphasis in cinema makes her highly qualified to research and write on the topic. She has offered a variety of perspectives connecting screenwriting to Shakespeare, usually with at least three posts per week. Her posts offer great insights into movie-making and screenwriting with a Shakespeare bent, as can be seen in her post on the effect of an audience. One of the most unique and engaging elements of Jennifer's blog is that she has offered some of her own creative film writing in addition to her research on Shakespeare. The creative writing, in combination with the research, creates an enjoyable dynamic in that we can see how she is using her research to improve her own skill. A great example is the learning curve she's encountered as she attempts to find the perfect title for her script.
