AustLit

The 2010s saw a large increase overall in the number of adaptations listed in the AustLit database.

As at July 2020, there are 501 works listed as adaptations for this decade, with the majority of these being films, television programs, and dramas. This data offers an irresistible opportunity for data visualisation.

The following charts have been produced by Dr Arti Singh.

The interactive pie-chart below examines these adaptations by form (e.g., whether the adaptation is a novel or picture book or drama, etc.).

Each slice of the pie represents a particular form, as indicated in the legend. The values shown are the number of works.

Hover your cursor over the slices of the pie-chart or the legend to explore the data further. 

There are 218 film and television works first published in 2010-2019 that are listed as adaptations in AustLit, as at July 2020.

The interactive pie-chart below examines the forms of the original works that have been adapted into these film and television works.

Each slice of the pie represents a particular form of original work, as indicated in the legend. The values shown are the number of film and television adaptations.

Hover your cursor over the slices of the pie-chart or the legend to explore the data further. 

There are 168 drama works first published in 2010-2019 that are listed as adaptations in AustLit, as at July 2020.

The interactive pie-chart below examines the forms of the original works that have been adapted into these dramas.

Each slice of the pie represents a particular form of original work, as indicated in the legend. The values shown are the number of drama adaptations.

Hover your cursor over the slices of the pie-chart or the legend to explore the data further. 

There are 22 musical theatre works first published in 2010-2019 that are listed as adaptations in AustLit, as at July 2020.

The interactive pie-chart below examines the forms of the original works that have been adapted into these musicals.

Each slice of the pie represents a particular form of original work, as indicated in the legend. The values shown are the number of musical theatre adaptations.

Hover your cursor over the slices of the pie-chart or the legend to explore the data further. 

The interactive stacked bar graph below examines the top 10 forms of the original works that have been adapted into film and television, drama, and musical theatre works in 2010-2019.

Each stacked bar represents a particular form of original work, as indicated by the labels along the x-axis. The y-axis represents the number of adaptations.

As shown in the legend, the red section of each stacked bar indicates the number of film and television adaptations from that original work form. The orange sections of the bars indicate the numbers of drama adaptations, and yellow sections indicate the number of musical theatre adaptations.

Hover your cursor over the bars or the legend to explore the data further. 

There are 14 novels first published in 2010-2019 that are listed as adaptations in AustLit, as at July 2020.

The interactive pie-chart below examines the forms of the original works that have been adapted into these novels.

Each slice of the pie represents a particular form of original work, as indicated in the legend. The values shown are the number of novel adaptations.

Hover your cursor over the slices of the pie-chart or the legend to explore the data further. 

There are 8 picture books first published in 2010-2019 that are listed as adaptations in AustLit, as at July 2020.

The interactive pie-chart below examines the forms of the original works that have been adapted into these picture books.

Each slice of the pie represents a particular form of original work, as indicated in the legend. The values shown are the number of picture book adaptations.

Hover your cursor over the slices of the pie-chart or the legend to explore the data further. 

There are 20 graphic novels first published in 2010-2019 that are listed as adaptations in AustLit, as at July 2020.

The interactive pie-chart below examines the forms of the original works that have been adapted into these graphic novels.

Each slice of the pie represents a particular form of original work, as indicated in the legend. The values shown are the number of graphic novel adaptations.

Hover your cursor over the slices of the pie-chart or the legend to explore the data further. 

The interactive stacked bar graph below examines the forms of the original works that have been adapted into novels, picture books, and graphic novels in 2010-2019.

Each stacked bar represents a particular form of original work, as indicated by the labels along the x-axis. The y-axis represents the number of adaptations.

As shown in the legend, the dark blue section of each stacked bar indicates the number of novel adaptations from that original work form. The darker green sections of the bars indicate the numbers of picture book adaptations, and light green sections indicate the number of graphic novel adaptations.

Hover your cursor over the bars or the legend to explore the data further.