FROM STAGE TO SCREEN: EXPLORING DIRECTORIAL APPROACHES ON ADAPTING MUSICALS TO FILM

This study examines contemporary directorial practice in adapting stage musicals to film, often leading to a direct and mechanical approach to transforming one art form into another. The study suggests improving directorial methods by integrating experimental and auteur cinema aspects. Furthermore, it aims to advocate for a directorial laboratory, leveraging ideas from avant-garde theories and practices prevalent in 20th-century cinema, theater, and music.