First blog task

1) Why did you choose A Level Media Studies?
It seemed like a fun and digestible subject that matches my other subjects well and is something I thought I would enjoy. My future career is undecided but media may help open up opportunities and career paths I wouldn't have had the chance to explore without picking A level. I also consume a lot of media such as TV shows, cartoons, anime, podcasts and various content creators on Youtube for fun and I'm interested in working on a cartoon or TV show in the future.

2) Did you take GCSE Media Studies (either here at Greenford or a different school)?
No

4) What grade do you hope to achieve in A Level Media?
An A - A*

5) What are your current thoughts about your next steps after A Levels - university, apprenticeship, work?
I don't want to go to university so I assume work or an apprenticeship is what's next to me. I might change my mind though because I'm still not certain on what I want to do in the future.

6) What do you think the biggest media story of 2019 has been and why?
Brexit is definitely the one I've been exposed to the most. It's probably the biggest political event that's going to happen to Britain in a very long time and also an issue that's divided the country. It's impossible not to know about it, and as another extension is almost guaranteed, it's a possibility the issue is going to carry over into it's 4th year.

7) What media sources do you use to find out about news and current affairs?
Websites like twitter and youtube make news and current affairs known. The TV is also on in the background a lot so I can pick up on news from there. Also social media like discord lets my friends tell me about things I may have missed, plus my mum talks to me a lot about current events relating to politics.

8) What was the last film you watched?
The steven universe movie, essentially a really long episode of the show steven universe. I had lost interest in the show after the first few seasons, but after seeing a clip of one of the ridiculously catchy songs from the movie on twitter I was really intrigued and ended up watching it. The villain was definitely one of the best in the series.

9) What is your favourite ever TV series?
Jojo's bizarre adventure, an anime I only started watching not too long ago (around April?) It's the still-airing anime adaption of one of the best selling manga of all time in Japan, started in 1987 and still ongoing on it's 8th part. Each story arc follows the adventures of a different main character - each related to each other through blood and the star-shaped birth mark on their back - who's name can be abbreviated to 'Jojo'. The anime started in 2012 with a 24 episode adaption of the first two parts of the series and just recently finished airing the adaption of the 5th part (and my current favourite part): Vento Aureo. I'm currently waiting in anticipation for the 6th part of the series to be announced (which will probably take up to 2 years) and possibly suffering from withdrawal symptoms.It's absolutely worth watching!!!

10) How many hours do you spend online in an average day? Is this too little, too much or about right? Why? (If you have an iPhone you can use Screen Time to get an accurate figure of how much you use your phone).
I spend most of my life online. Essentially, if not busy with something I'll be on my phone or on the computer. I assume my hours will decrease once the workload from A levels starts setting in.