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Tuesday, 19 February 2013

View from the Flat

View from the Flat, a set on Flickr.

Whilst being a domestic goddess today and finding innovative uses for chopsticks, I also found the time to take yet more photos of the view outside my living room window - something which I can be found doing quite often. The photos that I took today made me think about actually putting them up on my Flickr account. As most of them find their way onto my Facebook, I'm just going to put the prettiest ones on here.

Sunday, 17 February 2013

Jack's Back! Or Is He?

The opening episode of Ripper Street (BBC One) saw the possibility of Jack the Ripper being back, terrorising the streets of Whitechapel once more. After establishing that he hadn't returned, the series continued with little mention of him, only shots of newspaper clippings about his murders were shown. Until now. The last episode (to be aired next Sunday, 24th February) sees his work back again, with the discovery of an organ under the floorboards of the living quarters of Captain Jackson...

This is going to make for an interesting last episode to the series.

Sunday, 10 February 2013

MediaCityUK

As part of looking for my work experience placement this summer, I have been applying to some placements that have been offered by the BBC. With this in mind, my Dad and I decided to take a trip to MediaCityUK on the train to see how easy it would be for me to get there on my own. (I haven't been on a train for years and was in France the last time I went on one.)

Once you know what platforms you need to be on for the right trains, it's fairly easy. The tram is even easier than that as the line ends at the plaza in front of the BBC.

Hopefully sometime before Easter I'm planning on doing one of the tours of the BBC with my flatmates. Having toured the BBC in London back in year 11 for a media trip, I'm looking forward to being able to have the chance to have a look around the studios at Salford.

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Another First!

Today we got back our grades for the TV Studio Production module. Our group had all been hoping to get a first for 'The Alternative Lunch' and we were quite confident about it...and we got one! So we were all really pleased about that. At the same time we were given the grades for our individual dossiers and I was surprised to find I'd got a for that as well.

Knowing that I've got a first overall for this module, it has started me thinking that for my 3rd year production I'd like to do something that is TV studio based.

Monday, 7 January 2013

First!

Today we got our marks back for the Digital Media Culture essay that we submitted before Christmas and I was very surprised and pleased to discover that I'd achieved a First in it! I was aiming for a 2.1 and thought a 1st would be nice but would be a bonus.

The essay question that I chose was 'choose one area of the cultural industry and assess the impact that the Internet has had on the way that particular industry operates' and I decided to focus on the music industry.I found this essay quite difficult to start off but once I'd got going I really quite enjoyed writing it. From writing this essay I've been thinking that this may well be the sort of topic area that I want to focus on for my dissertation next year as it's something that really interests me. I've always had a love of music so being able to mix this with media is something that I'd really like to do, and beyond my degree as well.

Monday, 31 December 2012

31st - Fun

Seeing in the new year with our usual, a bottle of Martini Asti. Happy New Year and hope you all have a great 2013!

Well, that's me done - I've completed the challenge!

31st - Fun, a photo by YNWA Media Productions on Flickr.

Sunday, 30 December 2012

30th - Your Winter Wonderland

Well we didn't get a white Christmas this year so I've made a little winter wonderland scene instead with some fake snow around some of our Christmas ornaments.