Small Scale research project

Outcasts of society who power through
Hairspray - weight/racism = main focus film
annie- orphan  = side film
billy elliot- male dancer= side film


item 1=Hairspray [2007]  director-Adam Shankman
I chose this film as my main film because it contains two different types of outcasts. the outcasts int he films are to do with racism and weight.weight relates to the main character of the story, tracy turnblad.she is seen as oversized and isn't allowed to achieve her dream. she goes to impress and pushes her way on to the corny coins show and wins the hearts of the show's audience. the second outcast in society is to do with racism. the black society were seen as outcasts and were highly segregated and discriminated against. with the use of media and their close communtity , they were able to change the views of the white society and be able to live as one.



item 2=Annie [1982] director-John Huston
I chose this as a side film as the main character is an outcast of society who powered through. this is because Annie is an orphan, a child who was left by her parents who is allowed to stay with an millionaire for the press. he changes his feelings for the orphan and wants to help her with her dream to be back with her real family.unforately, her family died in a fire ad so the millionaire protects her and makes her apart of his family.



item 3= Billy elliot [2000] director- Stephen Daldry
i chose to pick billy elliot as a side film because the main character, billy is an outcast of society who powers through.this is because he is a male dancer which was very rare.he fathers worry for billy is that he will become homosexual because its classed as a girls hobby.it all started when he was sent to a boxing lesson and was knocked out.he decides to watch a ballet lesson in the next room, this inspires his love for dance. he has to prove to his family with support from his teacher, he can do it and enter the royal ballet academy which he does.this shows he is an outcast of society who powers through.



item 4= making of billy elliot

within this documentary, it shows how they got a actor who had similar backgrounds to "billy". using this allowed the character to build up and be put straight onto the situation.it shows the story of billy and the story of jamie bell and how similar they are.this show why certain senses are used in the film like the end of the miners, this shows of the community is broken and how families were falling apart because of it.



item 5=hairspray

within in this interview, it talks about the american dream. teenagers girls dream were to be on tv [in this case, the corny colins show] and showing off to all they're friends. to be seen by everyone while with the teenage heart throb.

item 6=genre and hollywood book

musicals were first not identified as a musical[ a separate genre] until 1933.they used to merge music-making with romantic comedy, the word " musical" became a descriptive function for plays which included these features.musicals offer aesthetically ‘utopian’ solutions to real social needs and contradictions.i choose to to use this book because it discusses the genre of musicals. this is important as it is the key feature to my catalogue.

item 7=the quaker campus
https://thequakercampus.com/2014/02/27/hairspray-acting-out-the-outcasts/
“I think it appeals to the younger generation, because they’re learning a lot about segregation in their history courses,” quote from Senior Christian Mohn, seaweed.
acting to the outcasts-title of article.


item 8=hairspray synopsis

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427327/synopsis?ref_=ttpl_pl_syn
within this synopsis, its shows the key points within the story. it talks about how tracy has to power her way through. it also talks about the journey the black people power through and gained equality.


rejected films-
chicago
evita
rocky horror show