Essay Plan

Intro-

One: Where musicals developed from?

-The Jazz Singer
-Investigate the characteristics of the first musicals
-How genders are portrayed in the film?
-Target Audiences? and Popularity?
-Narrative

Two, Narrative theory
-Modern day texts
-Breaking or following musical narratives- Sweeney Todd, Burlesque
-Themes
-Genres effect on style (music and dance)
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yXPN0ZkkJuUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Musical+film+theories&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9hMgVKrzO7Kd7gaQ3IDICw&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Musical%20film%20theories&f=false

Three, Sexism in the musical genre
-Character research- Satine, moulin rouge, strong women
-Challenging gender and sexual stereotypes
http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=g3ZvIZA3Jo0C&oi=fnd&pg=PR9&dq=Musical+films+male&ots=dcR-HA04jC&sig=ridG4mg5i8OsGyJy9ICGO69dfek#v=onepage&q=gay&f=false