Section B

Section B

Media is a very important part of society nowadays, the vast majority of people watch some form of media, whether it is by going to the cinema to watch films, viewing them online, watching them on television or even by filming their own videos of some sort. Personally I watch media in many different ways however I do not film my own clips other than in media. I do not watch non-professional videos online as I do not find them very interesting and I do not have the internet access at home to watch youtube videos for example.

 I occasionally go to the cinema to watch films however I feel that it must be a very popular film of a genre I will like as I feel it is a very big waste of money if I do not like the film which means I do not go very often. I would say I go to the cinema an average of once a month and most of the time I will go with my best friend however I have previously been in a group but feel it is easier going with only one person as it is sometimes difficult to find enough seats together if the film is very busy. For example I went to see the inbetweeners 2 movie which a group of friends however the theatre was very busy and it was a struggle to find enough seats together.

In my house we have 5 TVs, all of which have free-view channels. Free-view means that I have quite a few channels however there are only a few film channels for example I have film 4, film 4 +1 and movies4men however I am not aware of any other film channels. I watch film 4 every now and then however I watch E4 most of the time. E4 sometimes show films for example St Trinians is often aired however films are not on regularly. My TV also has a normal DVD played which is a way of watching DVDs however I do not buy them very often, I will only buy a film on DVD if it is something I know I could watch multiple times as I think that buying many DVDs would be far too expensive. I have brought myself a few DVDs but I have received more DVDs at Christmas or my Birthday. When watching a DVD I rarely watch them alone, I usually watch them with a friend or with a family member

I also watch films on Netflix occasionally however this is only when I am round my sister’s house as I do not currently have access to the internet at home. When I visit my sister however she has wifi so I usually take either my laptop or tablet as I can watch Netflix on either device. I like to watch films over the internet because you can watch films that you wouldn’t usually watch as it doesn’t matter how many films you watch so you can watch films you do not enjoy so much without a consequence of losing money for example.

Industry Statistics from BARB show that around 98% of British homes own a TV. Studies also show that 91% of adults tune into the main TV set in the living room at least once a week yet around 53% also use other media whilst watching TV often even communicating about the TV shows.

An average household owns at least three types of internet-enabled devices such as smart phones, tablets and computers however the TV set in the living still remains its importance. Tablets however are becoming increasingly popular with watching live TV with around 57% of tablets owners watching TV at least once a week on their device. 56% of tablet users also watch content on downloaded ‘TV apps’ such as BBC iPlayer, 4OD, Demand 5 and ITV Player.