Slumdog millionaire the award winning movie was released on the 9th January 2009 it won 8 oscars and made a staggering $5141,319,195 by May of the same year.
Slumdog millionaire is a heart wrenching story about a boy called Jamal (played by Dev Patel) who is a contestant on the Indian who wants to be a millionaire. The film starts off with the questioning of Jamal after successfully winning 20, million rupees the police are suspicious of him cheating as he was a poor orphan boy with no education. As the officer asks more questions about how Jamal knew the answers the life story of Jamal unfolds revealing his hard life growing up and trying to survive as a 'slumdog' in India.
The story line was simple and easy to follow for younger viewers but detailed and the issues so hard hitting it was enjoyable for older viewers too. The performance of the actors was so well put together and emotion filled you almost felt obliged to sympathise with the characters.
I personally thought the actors were believable and seemed highly professional. especially the young actor Ayush Mahesh Khedekar who despite the young age of 8 seemed to portray the younger Jamal perfectly.
I also thought that the camera work on the movie was innovative and creative it used different angles and levels to capture the true beauty as well as the dark slums of India. I thought the way the director and camera crew managed to captivate the vibrant colors of India and used them to reflect the mood and atmosphere was effective and refreshing. At one point in the movie when the two boys jump off a train not only did they transform cleverly from young boys into teenagers but the way the camera rolled with them in the dust was imaginative and put a little SPIN on the idea (cheesy joke i know).
Thursday, 14 July 2011
Thursday, 7 July 2011
Methods Of Research
Primary Research
Primary research involves the collection of data that does not already exist, which is research to collect original data. Primary Research is often undertaken after the researcher has gained some insight into the issue by collecting secondary data. This can be through numerous forms, including direct observation and telephone interviews Questionnaires, Surveys, Observations and testing
amongst others. This information may be collected in things like questionnaires and interviews.
Secondary Research
Secondary research involves the summary, collation and/or synthesis of existing research rather than primary research, where data is collected from, for example, research subjects or experiments, secondary research can come from either internal or external sources.The proliferation of web search engines has increased opportunities to conduct secondary research without paying fees to database research providers some examples of secondary research methods would be looking something up on the internet, asking on yahoo answers, learning from your teacher or someone else also books on the topic you are interested in researching.
Quantitative research
Quantitative research is about asking people for their opinions in a structured way so that you can produce hard facts and statistics to guide you. To get reliable statistical results, it’s important to survey people in fairly large numbers and to make sure they are a representative sample of your target.
Quantitative market research typically includes customer surveys and questionnaires. These can be conducted face-to-face with a clipboard and pen, over the telephone, via post or email, online or via your website. Survey questions have to be carefully considered so that the results will provide meaningful data.
Qualitative research
Qualitative research seeks out the ‘why’, not the ‘how’ of its topic through the analysis of unstructured information things like interview transcripts, open ended survey responses, emails, notes, feedback forms, photos and videos. It doesn’t just rely on statistics or numbers, which are the domain of quantitative researchers.
Qualitative research is used to gain insight into people's attitudes, behaviours, value systems, concerns, motivations, aspirations, culture or lifestyles. It’s used to inform business decisions, policy formation, communication and research. Focus groups, in-depth interviews,case studies, content analysis.
Primary research involves the collection of data that does not already exist, which is research to collect original data. Primary Research is often undertaken after the researcher has gained some insight into the issue by collecting secondary data. This can be through numerous forms, including direct observation and telephone interviews Questionnaires, Surveys, Observations and testing
amongst others. This information may be collected in things like questionnaires and interviews.
Secondary Research
Secondary research involves the summary, collation and/or synthesis of existing research rather than primary research, where data is collected from, for example, research subjects or experiments, secondary research can come from either internal or external sources.The proliferation of web search engines has increased opportunities to conduct secondary research without paying fees to database research providers some examples of secondary research methods would be looking something up on the internet, asking on yahoo answers, learning from your teacher or someone else also books on the topic you are interested in researching.
Quantitative research
Quantitative research is about asking people for their opinions in a structured way so that you can produce hard facts and statistics to guide you. To get reliable statistical results, it’s important to survey people in fairly large numbers and to make sure they are a representative sample of your target.
Quantitative market research typically includes customer surveys and questionnaires. These can be conducted face-to-face with a clipboard and pen, over the telephone, via post or email, online or via your website. Survey questions have to be carefully considered so that the results will provide meaningful data.
Qualitative research
Qualitative research seeks out the ‘why’, not the ‘how’ of its topic through the analysis of unstructured information things like interview transcripts, open ended survey responses, emails, notes, feedback forms, photos and videos. It doesn’t just rely on statistics or numbers, which are the domain of quantitative researchers.
Qualitative research is used to gain insight into people's attitudes, behaviours, value systems, concerns, motivations, aspirations, culture or lifestyles. It’s used to inform business decisions, policy formation, communication and research. Focus groups, in-depth interviews,case studies, content analysis.
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