Methodology for analyzing film adaptations in the BFI Film Classics series

This article identifies, outlines, and diagrams the implicit film analysis methodologies used in the British Film Institute (BFI) Film Classics book series. The series represents important achievements in film analysis, with each book offering a detailed study of one film. However, the authors do not clearly state their analysis methods, making them hard to apply directly. The study results will help film scholars use this approach in their work or adapt it for specific research tasks. The diagrams based on these methods will simplify film analysis. These findings can also help professors in Cinema and Media Studies develop “Film Analysis” courses. Due to length limits, the paper focuses on three books analyzing Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), The Shining (1980), and Gone With the Wind (1939).