First blog task

 1) Which part of Media are you looking forward to the most?


I am looking forward to making videos or adverts.


2) What knowledge and skills do you hope to learn in Media?


What makes people successful and how to get successful.



3) What grade are you realistically hoping to achieve in Media?



Highest possible grade i can get.



4) What device do you use most to access the media? (The media = news, TV, music, film, social media etc.) 



 social



5) What is your average 'screen time' (or equivalent) on your phone each day. Is this about right, too little or too much? Why? 



14-10 hours on tablet. 1-4 hours on phone.



6) What was the last TV programme or film you watched?



The weather forecast.



7) What device or subscription do you use to listen to music?



Phone or tablet.



8) Do you play videogames? If so, what do you play games on and what is your favourite game?



Roblox or minecraft. Roblox has a lot of games but minecraft is where I can build nice stuff.



9) Are you on social media? If so, what social media do you have and why do you like it? 



I'm on Youtube and tiktok, I like to post my animations and share my art. Also I like entertainment.



10) Finally, do you think the media is a positive or negative thing for young people? Why?



Negative because it shortens young people's attention spans and makes them act more annoying.





Why was the casting of Ncuti Gatwa a significant moment in the history of Doctor Who?



Gatwa is the first queer Black person to lead the world's longest-running sci-fi series.



What aspects of this scene do you think an audience might enjoy? List at least three things and explain why the audience would enjoy each aspect. 



The sci-fi background and scene may attract people who like that stuff.

The CGI is pretty good, good for making people feel as if it's real.

The conflict going on in the conversation gives a bit of excitement for people.



How is this scene constructed to tell the audience the history of Doctor Who? Think about the script, camerawork and acting.



The scene gives the story some type of seriousness, Doctor who having a bit of difficulties telling the woman his own name due to where and who he is surrounded by as he grows up. They were acting a bit casual too.



What can you spot in Doctor Who that you will find in most television dramas? (E.g. characters, dramatic music etc.) These are called key conventions - list as many as you can think of. 



Background music, sound effects, script, speech…



What would a Doctor Who fan ('Whovian') like or dislike about this scene?



They may like the lore about doctor who but may dislike how they are just telling it not shown visually which gives some mystery vibes.





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