Guinevere MacDonald

Capstone Project
Outline #2
I.

II.

Introduction of the project

A. What the project is
B. Why I am doing it
C. Why it is important
D. Question
E. Thesis

Does film have an influence on peoples lives in general?

A.

B.

Yes
"The Scary World of TV's Heavy Viewer."
"How Movies Affect People's Lives.
Everyday experiences contribute to who we are
No
Movie reviews focused on the romance or action (not the
underlying message)
III. What are the responses to films/their stories? (Secondary Sources)
A. California Middle School ban of The Fault in Our Stars
John Greens response to ban "John Green's Response To "The
Fault In Our Stars" Being Banned Is Perfect."
B. "My Sister Esther Inspired 'The Fault in Our Stars.' The Movie Is Her
Sequel."
C.

Offended by 50/50 "New Movie Portrays Cancer Perceptively but

Psychology Offensively."
D. Rating Films on Accuracy, "Celluloid Chemotherapy: Top 12 Cancer
Films."
E. Cancer patients view, "Can Hollywood Take on Cancer? - CNN.com."
Every publication and person will have their own opinion as to if
it is appropriate for films to take on cancer
Whole argument brings about the question of if it is right for
people who do not have any affiliation to the disease to judge movies
based on cancer
IV. Focus Groups/ Primary Research
A. Movies

a. The Fault in our stars

i. The popularity
ii.
The book
iii.
Its origin (Esthers Dad TED talk, Esthers
youtube channel)
iv.
Why I chose and why scenes
b. The Bucket List
i. Huge Carpe Diem theme
ii. Multiple people with cancer (like The Fault in Our Stars)
iii. Why chose and why scenes
c. 50/50
i. Story based off of Seth Rogens friend and the producer
ii. Melancholy feel, more so than others
iii. Well- known property
iv. Why I chose and why scenes
V. Interviews
A. John Helman
a. Perspective of someone who did not survive cancer
b. But from spouse
c. Why I chose not to show it (no connection to films that progressed
stories)
B. Grace Connelly
a. Stage 4 cancer that can be unsympathetic
b. Showed cautious side like 50/50
c. Why I chose those clips
C. Ms. Ziomek
a. Known at school = more personal
b. Inspirational positivity
c. Why I chose those clips- (stories about sophomore boys and
students praying together and husband shaving head)
D. Patricia Marchant
a. Bucket List
b. Recent diagnosis and remission

c. Why I chose those quotes (bucket list, constant illness,

unsympathetic cancer)
VI. Focus Group Responses
A.
B.
C.
D.

How they were conducted

How many responses were gathered, what was surprising
general themes
Statistics

VII. Conclusion
VIII. Quotes from Interviews and Focus group responses typed up