First blog task
When you have set up your blog, it's time for your first blog post! Click on 'New Post' and put the title as 'First 10 questions'. You need to answer the following questions (detailed answers in full sentences please) as your first post:
1) Which part of the course are you looking forward to most?
excited to pick up video and content editing skills.
2) What knowledge and skills do you hope to learn in Media?
I want to get knowledge about blogging and editing techniques.
3) What grade are you realistically hoping to achieve in Media (5-9)?
My goal is to receive a minimum of a 7 or 8, and ideally a higher grade.
4) What was the last TV programme or film you watched?
the last film i watched was So undercover.
5) Why do you think that TV programme or film appealed to an audience? Why would an audience like it?
because it was very entertaining.
6) What technology have you used to access the media in the last 24 hours? (Radio, TV, phone etc.)
my phone and laptop.
my phone and laptop.
7) What device do you use most to access the media?
my phone.
8) What is your average 'screen time' (or equivalent) on your phone each day. Is this about right, too little or too much? Why?
My daily screen time average is about five to six hours, which is probably about average for a typical adolescent.
My daily screen time average is about five to six hours, which is probably about average for a typical adolescent.
Now watch this clip from acclaimed BBC drama series Doctor Who:
9) Why was the casting of Jodie Whittaker a significant moment in the history of Doctor Who?
because a new character—who assumes the position of the thirteenth doctor—enters the series.
10) 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 part where she falls into the sky, which was a really cool and dramatic but pleasurable scene, the cliffhanger, which makes people wonder what will happen next, and the suspenseful portion, which is when the doctor dies.
Extension question: What can you spot in Doctor Who that you will find in most television dramas? (E.g. characters, dramatic music etc.) These are known as key conventions; enumerate as many as you can.
dramatic irony, cliffhangers, suspense, dramatic music, and people.Extension question 2: What would a Doctor Who fan ('Whovian') particularly enjoy about this scene?
not sure