Slumdog Millionaire Research Task

Task: To research the film Slumdog Millionaire focusing on the British Film Industry

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Basic info:

Release Date	9th January 2009
Director	Danny Boyle Co-director: Loveleen Tandan
Production Company	Celder
Distributor	Pathe
Production Budget	$15,000,000
Advertising Budget
Main filming locations	India
Genre	Comedy, Drama
Male lead	Dev Patel
Female lea	Freida Pinto
Writer	Simon Beaufoy

Who do you think the target audience is? Why? (Mainstream or niche?)

Slum dog millionaire is suppose to be targeted at niche audiences because it is a foreign film located in India and it is filmed by a British independent film company, which is why this film is not suppose to be mainstream. However, it has become popular amongst audiences. Audiences that are into genre's such as romance and drama.

What do the budgets tell you about the film?

From the budget of the film it tells us that this film is very successful and that it were not expected to be for a mass appeal, we could tell that from the money they have made in comparison to the budget (31.6million)

Slumdog is classed as a British film, why?

Slum dog millionaire is classified as a British film because it is created by a independent film company.

What is the criteria for classifying a film as ‘British’?

How was the film received? (research critics reviews/awards won)

How was the film advertised? (Where? How long for?)

Slum dog millionaire was advertised through magazines and news papers for two month.

Why do you think the film was so successful?

I think that slum dog millionaire maybe popular/successful because of the strong link with who wants to be

Helpful websites:

Internet Movie Database: www.imdb.com

Sight & Sound magazine: http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/

Guardian film reviews: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film

Official Slumdog site: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/slumdogmillionaire/

Wiki info on Slumdog: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slumdog_Millionaire

Review site: http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/slumdog_millionaire/

UK Film Council: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/

BAFTA: http://www.bafta.org/