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
9 January 2009

Director

Danny Boyle
Co-director -Loveleen Tandan (India)
Production Company
Celador films and Film4

Distributor

Pathe pictures international Fox searchlight pictures Warner Bros pictures
Production Budget

$15,ooo,ooo
Advertising Budget


Main filming locations
India, Mumbai

Genre

Crime Drama Romance
Male lead
Dev Patel

Female lead
Freida Pinto

Writer

Simon Beaufoy

Who do you think the target audience is? Why? (Mainstream or niche?)
This film was targeted at adults around the age of 24-35, working and enjoys romantic films- who are often going to the cinema. A mainstream film.




What do the budgets tell you about the film?
This film started off as a small cheap film with only $15million to spend on, however the outcome gross turn into 31.6million twice as much when they started. This can show to the audience that you don’t need a lot of money.



Slumdog is classed as a British film, why?

Slumdog is classed as a British film as the director is from England, whatever the film is it will be based on the original background of the director .





What are the criteria for classifying a film as ‘British’?
It will have to be funded by a company in the British industry.









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

Slumdog Millionaire’, a film so upbeat and colourful that, by the time you’re relaying its infectious air of optimism to friends, you could forget that it features orphans, slaughter, organised crime, poverty, enslavement and police brutality.







How was the film advertised? (Where? How long for?)
Commercials, side of buses and newspapers/magazines for two months with the tag line “Love and money.... You have mixed them both”.











Why do you think the film was so successful?
The story was focused on most people’s dream: winning a large amount of money to make their life better. This would make the audience having gratification of being in his place.




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/