Current largest sources of secondary info

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Toho-Motion-Picture-Company#ref1027768

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Godzilla

http://manapop.com/musing/king-kong-a-comparison/

http://vcvoices.org/2015/11/godzillas-rampage-of-change/

“Cinemassacre’s Monster Madness: Godzilla-thon: Promo.” cinemassacre.com. James Rolfe. 1^st October 2008. Web. 29 September 2014.

“Cinemassacre’s Monster Madness: Godzilla-thon: Godzilla: Final Wars.” cinemassacre.com. James Rolfe. 31st October 2008. Web. 29 September 2014.

Stevens, Shannon Victoria. “The Rhetorical Significance of Gojira.” Diss. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1993. Print.

Project Focus points:

Genre-How a change in audience has caused a change in film genre for monster movies to shift genre to remain relevant and has lead to their place in popular culture, e.g. monsters inc being a kids film

Technology-How monster movies have effected the film industry through advancements in CGI and Practical effects and how the use of these has become iconic for specific examples i.e godzilla and rubber suits/miniature model cities etc.

Cultural Studies-the translation of monsters throughout world cinema and the effects of these movies on popular culture, e.g. famous monsters referenced in other works, well recognized monster/movie names etc.