1. QUESTION:
What are the best things about Slumdog Millionaire, in your
opinion. Give your top three things…

2. MS4: Media – Text, Industry & Audience
FILM Case Study: This is England
Today...
To explore and evaluate the To find evidence of these
appeals to an audience of appeals from both a Textual
Slumdog Millionaire and an Industry perspective

3. Audience Appeals
Think back to last year. What different ways can a media text appeal to an
audience?
Hints: Consider the appeals particularly associated with film & also
remember that increasingly media theorists see the audience as ‘users’ of
media.
Narrative
Genre
Give your initial reaction:
Write down two Issues and Ideology
paragraphs based on your Uses + Gratifications
own thoughts – which of
the elements on the right Marketing & Promotion
is most persuasive?
What is your evidence?
Stars/Director
Intertextuality
Awards & Accolades (reviews & prizes etc)

4. Slumdog Millionaire & Audience
Audience Appeals meets responses!
As we move from looking at the appeals of
the movie to looking at the responses to the
film, we need to look at what other people
have said about the film.
Find a positive review from the website
Rotten Tomatoes – write down what they
feel are the appeals of the movie – write
down specific quotations that tell us why
people should watch the film.
Do you feel that the arguments made by the
reviewer are the things that were intended by
those responsible for making the film?