Questionnaire

Student Questionnaire
My name is Laura Manning. My GCSE’s results are: Drama, A, Graphics, A, English Language, B, English Literature, B, Maths, B, Additional Maths, B, Science, C, Additional Science, C and Geography, D.
I have many hobbies, my main hobbies are: Dancing, singing, acting, reading, socializing, watching films and listening to music.
I occasionally dip in to ‘The Sun’ newspaper, mainly for celebrity gossip, horoscopes and the TV schedules. Although I do like to keep up with what’s going on in the world, but I tend to do this by watching the news most evenings.
I read mainly ‘OKAY’ or ‘Heat’ magazine. I read these, as they have lots of juicy celebrity gossip and snap shots of celebrities- which I enjoy flicking through. I also read these magazines, as I like to read the real life stories, aswell as reading the celebrity stories.
I listen to both, Radio One and KISS FM each morning on my way to or back from school. I listen to these radio stations so that I keep up to date with new song releases and have a ‘sing-a-long’ to all my favourite tunes!
I don’t have a particular genre of music I listen to, however, my two favorite genres would be: Indie and pop. I like some rock R’n’B and classical music too. I listen to different music, depending on my mood. I mainly access music through the radio, TV or iTunes. I don’t really have an opinion on illegal download sites, I don’t use them personally, but I don’t have a problem with other people using them, as long as they’re aware of the consequences.
I think the music industry had a massive impact on peoples dress sense and attitudes. I think this because; many people (especially teenagers) spend a lot of their time watching music videos or interviews of bands/singers and therefore pick up on clothing and attitude etc. A lot of teenagers aspire to their favourite band or singer and would love to be like them, they therefore try to dress like them or act like them.
Video games aren’t really ‘my thing’. My reasoning for this is because I think a lot of them are very violent and can have a real impact on younger children and can give out the message that it’s OK to be violent. I also think they’re a waste of time; a lot of people spend most of their day on video games instead of being sociable.
Video games definitely have an effect on attitudes to gender. IT gives out the impression that men are very violent and aggressive, as most if not all violent video games, have the men as the violent characters.
New technology has increased my understanding of the world in a lot of ways and I think it’s mainly down to the internet. The internet gives me so much information about what’s going on in the world through the news etc. The internet is also a great way to communicate with people, through social networking sites such as: Facebook, MSN and Skype. However, mobile phones are also a great source of communication.
Although television is the main way to watch programmes, it is now possible to watch programmes through the internet. Films and the music industry can also be found through the internet, as well as TV, of course.
My favourite TV Channels would be: 4, MTV, ITV1 and 2 and E4. This is because my favorite programmes are mainly shown on these channels. For example, on Channel 4 I like to watch Hollyoaks and the T4 Shows and on ITV2 I like to watch the Katie Price documentary and X Factor.
My favourite TV genre would be soap or documentary. My reasoning for this is because, I get very hooked on soaps and I feel I can relate to the ‘every day life’ situations. I also enjoy watching documentary’s because I enjoy watching other people’s lives and learning about new things.
I thought the old Dairy Milk advert- where the gorilla played the drums- was very entertaining and clever. It was entertaining, as it was just so unrealistic and hilarious! I thought it was clever because everyone remembered it, which was good advertisement on Dairy Milks behalf.
My favourite film genre is comedy. This is because I enjoy watching a film and being entertained.
My first outstanding film is ‘Forrest Gump’, this is because I thought Tom Hanks played his role to perfection, and I also thought the story line was brilliant. My second outstanding film is, ‘Blood Diamond’. I think it’s outstanding because, it’s a very gripping film and the fact it’s based on true events give the film an extra edge to it. The last film I find outstanding is, ‘Meet The Parents’ because it’s just so hilarious!
I prefer to consume films on the television, because if I don’t understand a particular part of the film I can rewind it or I can pause the film if I need to!
My favourite cinema is The Odeon, I think this because it’s comfortable and spacious.
I prefer to watch films in a group, as you can giggle along with everyone, rather than alone.
The film ‘Hotel Rwanda’ offended me, because it was very graphic and violent. However, it is a very well made film.
In contrast to this, the most interesting media text I have ever seen is
The programme ‘Hollyoaks’ covers a lot of day to day happenings, that I wouldn’t usually come across. For example, they covered the issue of anorexia, which made me much more aware of it and helped with my understanding of it.
If I were to construct a media text I would create a website about my community. My reasoning for choosing to create a website is because it covers a much more broad audience and therefore more people will come across it.
I have chosen media as a subject, because a media is such a big part of my life and I would like to learn more about it.