THE COMPARISON OF INTERTEXTUALITY BETWEEN CRIME ORIGINAL NOVEL AND FILM BY AGATHA CHRISTIE, TO FIND GUIDELINES FOR PRODUCTION DESIGN

Abstract

Novel is another form of art that inspires and delights the reader. No less than media art in
a media format like a TV series. Dramas in online media, or even movies. Many times, it can
be found that the creation of those works is often adapted from originals such as novels. There
are both presentations from different perspectives maybe there is a story line that has been
rewritten to be different. The crime novel by British female writer Agatha Christie has also
been called the Queen of British Crime, her work has been successful and recognized all over
the world. This research is a qualitative research with content analysis. The objective is to study
and compare intertextuality between Agatha Christie's novels and films, to find guidelines for
production design. The scope of research is based on three Agatha Christie novels and films:
And then there were none, Murder on the Orient Express, and Hallowe'en Party (film version:
A Hunting in Venice). The results showed that the scope of the three studies was The difference
between the original novel and the film adaptation is found in And then there were none and
Murder on the Orient Express. Only the narrative is found in the parts of the story that have
been truncated from the novel, but the main story line is kept very well in accordance with the
original. Also, there are minor modifications to the character traits in the story. As for
Hallowe'en Party, in the film version of A Hunting in Venice, the screenplay was rewritten to
expand the story, adapt the storyline, add characters, and modify the character's characteristics.
As a result, the approach to design and art is different in each form of presentation due to the
limitations of the channel and the duration of the narrative of the presentation type.