A Child's World (2001)

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General		Extras
Category	Documentary	Main Menu Audio
Rating
Year Of Production	2001
Running Time	134:48
RSDL / Flipper	RSDL (24:20)	Cast & Crew
Start Up	Menu
Region Coding	1,2,3,4,5,6	Directed By	None Given
Studio Distributor	Roadshow Home Entertainment	Starring	None Given
Case	Amaray-Transparent-Secure Clip
RPI	$29.95	Music	None Given

Video		Audio
Pan & Scan/Full Frame	None	English Dolby Digital 2.0 (384Kb/s)
Widescreen Aspect Ratio	1.75:1
16x9 Enhancement
Video Format	576i (PAL)
Original Aspect Ratio	1.75:1	Miscellaneous
Jacket Pictures	No
Subtitles	None	Smoking	No
		Annoying Product Placement	No
		Action In or After Credits	No

    A Child's World is a documentary television series which addresses the emotional and mental development of children from birth until their early teens. It is a fascinating series for parents as it gives an incredible insight into why your child does those annoying things that you don't understand. Mostly it's because he/she thinks differently to the way you think. Why do children ask so many questions, have tantrums and sometimes have trouble telling genders apart? It's all related to the development of their thinking and reasoning skills. This series was made in 2001 for British television and is narrated by well known Scottish actor Bill Paterson, who has done voice-overs for many documentaries as well as appearing in a number of TV shows and movies.

    The series includes three episodes which cover different parts of a child's mental development. Annoyingly, the second episode was not time coded. The episodes are:

1. Mind Games (43:26) - This episode covers the development of the ability to understand what others are thinking and learning empathy. Learning that other people think differently leads to the art of deception. Over time children learn how to lie in a way that is more difficult to discern.
2. The Facts of Life (45:05) - This episode covers the development of understanding gender, time and the difference between living and not living.
3. The Independent Thinker (46:17) - The last episode focuses on how thinking develops from babies who can't think, through a stage of being stuck in the here and now to the development of logic, memory and reasoning. It covers why tantrums occur, the development of personality and emotions and through to independence.

    An excellent series which certainly helped me understand my 2 and a half year old. Recommended.

Video

    The video quality is very good.

    The feature is presented in a 1.75:1 aspect ratio 16x9 enhanced which is probably the original aspect ratio.

    The picture was very clear and sharp throughout, with no evidence of low level noise. Shadow detail was very good. There was some very light grain throughout.

    The colour was excellent throughout.

    The only noticeable artefact was aliasing which was mild. I noticed some aliasing on a cushion and shirt in episode 1, a car grille in episode 2 and escalators in episode 3.

    There are no subtitles.

    The layer change occurs at 24:20 in episode 2 and was not particularly noticeable.
    

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Audio

    The audio quality is very good.

    This DVD contains an English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo soundtrack encoded at 384 Kb/s.

    Dialogue was clear and easy to understand and there was no problem with audio sync.

    The music by Daniel Mudford & Andrew Hulme is jaunty and occasionally annoying.

    The surround speakers and subwoofer were not used.

Audio Ratings Summary

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Audio Sync
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Subwoofer
Overall

    None.

Menu

    The menu was simple but functional.

    This disc is coded for all regions and I can find no evidence of it being available in other Regions.

    The video quality is very good.

    The audio quality is very good.

    The disc has no extras.

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