Books into film: How novels become movies

In an event co-sponsored by CineVegas, novelist Russell Banks and writer/producer/actress Guinevere Turner discuss the mechanisms that turn novels into movies. Banks\u27 novels include The Reserve, Cloudsplitter, The Darling, The Relation of My Imprisonment, Continental Drift, Rule of the Bone, Affliction, and The Sweet Hereafter. The latter two works were adapted into feature films that received widespread critical acclaim, and The Darling is currently under development by Focus Features and Martin Scorsese. Banks is presently working on the screenplay for Rule of the Bone. Turner co-wrote the screenplay for Bret Easton Ellis\u27 American Psycho and co-wrote and co-produced the groundbreaking film Go Fish, in which she also starred. A writer and story editor for the first two seasons of The L Word, Turner also made several memorable guest appearances on the show as Alice Pieszecki\u27s screenwriter ex-girlfriend, Gabby. In 2005, Turner wrote the script for Blood Rayne, directed by Uwe Boll, and the script for The Notorious Bettie Page with director Mary Harron

Working up to work: Perceived employability of students commencing a project management degree

The successful acquisition of employment is influenced by a number of parameters, including the individual's perception that they are employable. This research uses sequential mixed methods to measure the perceived employability of commencing undergraduate students of a project management degree at an Australian university. Participants had lower scores on all employability dimensions in comparsion to students who had already commenced their degree, with the exception of collaboration. Gender differences emerged, with females having lower levels than males on the commencement readiness and lifelong learning dimensions. Students did not link previous work experience to perceived employability, and employability was not framed within a project management context for commencing students. Findings suggest that universities should include career education early in the qualification so that preparatory skills and knowledge are developed. Findings also highlight the importance of perceived employability in relation to project management, and how employability differs across industries and project types