Análisis de la narrativa audiovisual de tres versiones de Blancanieves envueltas en procesos de adaptación cultural

Abstract

Film productions have different structures, forms and styles based on a particular audiovisual narrative; the versions or adaptations that are generated based on a narrative in question acquire particular aspects that can get closer or further away from the original narrative. The culture that houses the different kinds of genres and styles that make up the shape and form of audiovisual productions are important when understanding the processes of aesthetic adaptation that revolve around these cultures. This research analyzes three versions of the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs production of 1937 that are involved in processes of cultural adaptation. The versions: Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997), Blancanieves y el Cazador (2012) and Espejito, espejito (2012) were analyzed based on the basic elements of the audiovisual narrative: structural (plot, genre and style), its characters and the analysis of its main scenes (montage, shots, camera movements, camera shots). All this was done under the foundations of qualitative and explanatory research, together with the analysis of the audiovisual narrative through analysis matrices for the audiovisual productions chosen as case studies. It was concluded that the analysis of the audiovisual narrative, based on its basic components, is of vital importance when determining the changes or cultural adaptations that govern the new versions of an original narrative; the shape of the settings, building characters, aesthetics and so on, will be the consequence of the articulation of various elements of the audiovisual narrative that will be reflected in the articulation of shots and sequences around a complete film production.