What better way to start researching for my own documentary than to check out existing documentaries on my chosen subject.
The first piece I watched, I found on youtube (hail almighty youtube!). This piece, like my own was made by university students and takes a look at burlesque with the slant of the good old burlesque defence "it's the tease not the sleaze" (which is of course very true). This documentary is very much focused on local burlesque talent (Glasgow) and covers a general overview of burlesque. A lot of this piece is spent interviewing semi-professional burlesque performers.
Next on the list is a DVD I purchased from HMV for a whole £15!!! Which, for a 30 min documentary is a bit extortionate. However, this film took the burlesque documentary on yet another slant. This was more a historical piece looking and the origins of burlesque and vaudeville. Packed with footage dating back to the 20's and exploring burlesque origins, this film highlights things such as hula dancing as big big influences in the development of what we now know as burlesque.
As brilliant as it was seeing all the old footage, and learning a bit more of the historical context I felt that this documentary was lacking in something, that it could have carried on to link all this historical information with the way things are today and concluded a bit more.
Here is a trailer for the documentary.
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