Counting the Cost

Synopsis

Five people talk frankly about their attitude towards money and debt. The objective of the DVD is to open discussion. It has not been designed to provide technical guidance or solutions but to build an awareness of the dangers of debt and to help "achieve economic well-being." Developed as a series of interviews, the DVD can be used to support presentations or group discussions that cover a wide audience range from 11 to 18+.

Contents; The first four interviews are designed to illustrate the different attitudes young people have towards money and to illustrate the importance of avoiding debt.The final interview looks at Brian who is facing bankruptcy.
Key issues discussed in the interviews are: Peter, age 11 - First Bank Account, Pocket Money, Stealing (4 minutes); Melanie, age 15 - Part time work, Bullying, Alcohol (2 minutes 30 seconds); Steven, age 18 - University, Student loan & debts, Future employment (3 minutes 45 seconds); Jenny, age 18 - Part time work, credit and store cards, owning a car, running own home (3 minutes 30 seconds); Brian, age 34 - Facing Bankruptcy (8 minutes 30 seconds).

Each of the interviews concludes with key questions that can be put to the group. The pack also includes a CD with support material created in Word format so it can be customised The support items include full transcripts, ideas of exercises, additional facts, contact web sites etc.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2009

Year of production

2008

Subjects

Social Studies

Keywords

debt; young people; financial issues; Personal finance

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£34.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

23 minutes

Year

2009

Distributor

Name

Alpha Films

Email

info@alphafilms.co.uk

Web

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Phone

01473 328283

Fax

01473 328283

Address

16 Reade Road
Holbrook
Ipswich
IP9 2QL

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

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Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.