2. Film and Media
• I enjoy all aspects of film and media. I think that media
platforms have become really powerful in recent years and
this really interests me. I think that this sudden growth of
media use in society makes the subject a very important and
current subject.
• I enjoy creating and making short films or capturing a
moment. The idea of making something that could influence a
viewer really excites me.
• I find watching films and television very interesting from a
media student’s perceptive as well as a general viewer. I like to
be inspired by other people’s work.
3. Social Media
• Facebook
• I use Facebook a lot less than I used to although it was the first
'social media' site that I joined (after skype, which wasn't very
'social'). If I use Facebook I would use it to watch short videos
and read about what is happening in celebrity culture/the
world. I have found that people use Facebook to share things
that they find: funny, inspirational or exciting. This means that
instead of using Facebook for updating people on their lives,
my friends are using it to share the interesting things that are
happening in the world - as well as the odd spam and post
saying 'if you DON'T post this as your status Facebook will
delete your account in the morning.'
4. Instagram
• I like to think that I was one of the first people to get
Instagram. After setting up an account so that I could edit my
photos, I was surprised when I started to get likes from
random people! After putting my account on private and
starting to follow my friends and those I admired, I now love
Instagram and I think it's my favorite app. Two years ago when
I wrote about my favorite social media for GCSE's I
commented that Instagram was boring as people uploaded
pictures there last (and on Facebook first), however I think
now the tables have turned and Instagram gets used by
people more regularly. I would take a photo for Instagram now
rather than for Facebook.
5. Facebook Messenger
• Facebook messenger has become popular in the last year
mainly because Facebook has forced everyone to get it (as
they deleted it off their main app). I use Facebook messenger
regularly as it is where all my main group chats are. This
means that this is where all the gossip, plans and people are.
Unlike other messaging sites eg. Whatsapp, Facebook
messenger can be used to message basically anyone that you
know (and you don't have to have their mobile number). I
think that this app is what is keeping Facebook alive because I
think I could happily delete my Facebook account if it wasn't
for the fact I communicate mainly through their messenger.
6. Snapchat
• I like Snapchat and use it regularly. I think that its cool that you
can see things as they happen in Snapchat story and the
communication method that it has is original (unlike Facebook
messenger). It is good for short conversation and I think that it
has made social media more visual and personal.
7. Twitter
• I use Twitter as a back up app. If I am bored and I have
checked all my other social medias I will check Twitter. I think
it's because of who I follow, but the 93 people I follow don't
really post much on Twitter and nor do I because I think that
people are more judgmental of what people post on social
media nowadays. There is pressure to think of something to
tweet that is funny, intelligent, cute, cool and the list goes on.
This means that people might not post as much in case they
embarrass themselves, instead people often retweet things
and interact with their friends.
8. YouTube
• Again I like to think that I was one of the original fans of
YouTubers and YouTube. I remember subscribing to YouTubers
like 'Zoella' and 'Caspar Lee' when they had under 200,000
subscribers! Although I haven't watched YouTubers since their
beginning its been interesting to see them grow in popularity
and fame. I used to enjoy watching YouTubers weekly however
recently I haven't watched them as often. I think that I find the
vloggers unrelatable and uninteresting now as their lives just
contain meetings and promotion for books that they have
'written'. I think YouTube is a great platform but I'm not
enjoying its content as much now.
