SECONDARY RESEARCH FOR ASSIGNMENT 2

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"Compared with Ashton-under-Lyne, Hyde lacks an internationally renowned takeaway chain with the exception of Subway. Neighbouring Denton (of similar population size, including a Manchester Corporation overspill estate) has a Drive Thru McDonalds (on Crown Point North) and a Drive Thru KFC, though located off Junction 1 of the M67 and Junction 24 of the M60. Hydonians looking for their KFC fix face a drive to Denton or Ashton Moss." - Stuart Vallantine (x)

Summary:

Hyde doesn't have a large international take away chain in the town (excluding Subway) So if there was a KFC then it would be a lot more convenient  for Hydonians to just get their takeaway from there instead of driving miles for it.


Bullet Points

• In the last week, there has been one issue which has united Hydonians: Fried Chicken. Today, there are more people working in takeaways than in extractive industries. From Chicken Shops to Coffee Bars and Chain Store Bakeries
• After 50 years, the multi storey car park which has served the Clarendon Mall, adjacent to The Queens public house, will soon be demolished. There are plans to replace the car park with a branch of KFC.
• I sit somewhere on the fence with this issue. (The writer of the blog posts opinion)
• Compared with Ashton-under-Lyne, Hyde lacks an internationally renowned takeaway chain with the exception of Subway.
• Instead of a means to an end, KFC should be a panacea for further development of the eastern part of Clarendon Mall. After 5pm, it could be a suitable hangout or rendezvous for teenagers otherwise unable to call in The Queens or The Cotton Bale nearby.
• Hyde already has a sufficient number of takeaways, and KFC could well be one too many. 
• We should be aspiring towards better jobs with longer term futures than frying chicken or talking to drivers ordering Family Bucket Meals.
• Any future arrival of KFC, or indeed any other purpose built fast food outlet should be accompanied with something else that would add value to the Clarendon Mall, and the people of Hyde. -- A cinema
• Therefore, the night time economy of Hyde could be revived. A cinema on the site of the multi storey car park (with or without KFC or their like) would be more accessible for public transport users in the borough.

Evaluation:

I think that this source was a very good analysation of the situation in Hyde. It talks about the advantages and disadvantages and the article doesn't seem to be biased at all. It is also wrote by someone who lives in Hyde. It goes in-depth about what is happening and it's a good source of information. It's very relevant to what my documentary is going to be about. This article is very easy to understand and it's not too technical at all. 

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"Parents will be able to top up their child’s account online… the cashless catering benefits both students and parents. Parents can now see and know what their children are eating and kids don’t have to worry about losing money. Another benefit is that food allergies can be input by parents and this will feed into certain menu options for their child.”

Summary

Parents will be able to see what their kids are eating due to a cashless catering system. This basically means that parents will put money onto their child's account so that they can access it via their fingerprint. This helps parents see if their kids are making the right choices when buying their food. If they aren't, their parents will be able to help them. (x)

Bullet points

• TWO Limerick schools are to take part in a digital school dinner programme that will allow parents to keep tabs on what their children are eating.
• The programme will see students use digital tags to pay for meals and snacks, with parents able to top-up their account online and keep tabs on what their children have been buying.
• The new system is to be rolled out in Castletroy and Hazelwood next month, as well as in schools in Scariff, Ennis and Ennistymon.
• “Parents will be able to top up their child’s account online… the cashless catering benefits both students and parents. Parents can now see and know what their children are eating and kids don’t have to worry about losing money.
• “Another benefit is that food allergies can be input by parents and this will feed into certain menu options for their child.”

Evaluation:

This is a good valid source of information because it's showing that schools are doing more to promote healthy eating for kids. It also helps me learn that parents like to see what their kids are eating at school. This is a useable source of information because in my documentary I'm going to be talking about healthy eating as a whole so this will aid me in learning more about schools food menu. This article is very 'for' healthy eating in schools. It's not very opinionated though, it's more just a block of text to inform. Rather than to give opinion.

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Books:

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"Do you really need to shoot that scene with a Steadicam for an extra $1200.00? Or is it better to go handheld for no money and use that $1200.00 to license some more stock footage or music? Should you rent a high-end camera package? Or are you better off renting a less expensive camera package and using the money you saved to hire an experienced documentary editor?" - The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide: A Down & Dirty DV Production. Author: Anthony Q. Artis
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Summary:

This is basically saying that you don't need to buy loads of expensive camera to make a documentary look good. You could save money to hire a person to make your documentary better. For example you could hire an experience documentary editor.


Bullet Points:

• Budgeting is truly an art form that improves with experience
• It's much better to err on the side of having an overinflated budget that takes into account all of the possibilities rather than an overly optimistic (i.e., unrealistic) budget that relies on unsecured contributions to the production and a perfectly smooth shot.
• Should you rent a high-end camera package? Or are you better renting a less expensive camera package and using the money you saved to hire an experienced documentary editor?
• Your job is to figure out what that impact will be and decide what value it brings to your finished film.
• Remember every dollar you spend here is a dollar you can't spend there  

Evaluation

This was a good source of information but the wording of it could of been better. They used some words that not many people could understand (contingency etc) This is a good paragraph to help you learn what to do and what not to do. It's quite usable in that when I'm actually making the documentary I could use this to help me. It's not a very opinionated article.

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"In a multimedia consumer-driven world, it's not just parents who feel their children, it's the whole culture. Parents may not know what their offspring ought to be eating, but it's not what 21st-century culture has programmed children to want. 

Over the last 20 years, diets have become more processed, junk food more prevalent. Marketing messages pushing unhealthy food are everywhere Children look - on TV, on the internet, on bill boards and vending machines. Even schools have been lured into promoting unhealthy snacks to help pay their bills. Once children have developed a taste for unhealthy stuff, it can be almost an addiction - other foods begin to taste bland and unappetising. Weaning Children off junk food can be a difficult business" - Detoxing Childhood, What parents need to know to raise bright, balanced children. Author: Sue Palmer. Page" 22

Summary:

In this day and age there are many many different fast food places in the world that your child can eat. You need to be careful feeding your child unhealthy foods from these places. If your child eats a lot of fast food then they will slowly start to be addicted to it and lose taste for regular, healthy food. 

Bullet Points:

• If we do not pay attention to the diets of our children, we may be faced with a future of brain degenerating problems which are closely linked to learning problems
• Over the last 20 years, diets have become more processed, junk food more prevalent. 
• Even schools have been lured into promoting unhealthy snacks to help pay their bills. 
• One children have developed a taste for unhealthy stuff, it can be almost an addiction - other foods begin to taste blank and unappetising. 

Evaluation:

This was a very good source of information because it shows us how addicting junk food can actually be and that it targets everyone not just teenagers. Even small kids eat junk food and can become addicted by it. The wording of this is not technical at all so anyone could understand it. It's quite opinionated and doesn't really give the other side of the story it just gives negative things about fast food restaurants. 

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