My Media Summer

Lucy was a recent film that had been released this year. I went to see it as the story line had appealed to me. It is based upon using up to 100% of your brain and what would occur when you reach the full 100% of your brains capacity. So first i went to see if for the story but as the film progressed, the effects that were used caught my attention even more. When it comes to a certain point of the film, there is a change from where she almost dies due to the over use of a new drug. She is on a plane and is starting to disappear. The effects that are used are highly advanced. Instead of going for the more common "melting" way of disappearing, they made her look as if she was turning into dust. As there are parts of her skin starting to come away from her skin, you get another effect of the flesh underneath which starts to show up. There are many more effects throughout this movie which makes it so appealing to the viewer but this was to part that appealed to me the most.

When a fire starts to burn by "Disclosure" is a recent song that i have been listening to a lot lately. This is due to the fact that i like the majority of their songs and the meaning of the songs that is portrayed to the listeners. Each song has a strong meaning behind it and is a symbol to be yourself and never hold back. This song in particular, is about letting loose and spreading it to the next person just like how a fire would spread. This is telling the viewer a contagious way of letting go is upon them in which they should decide whether to take part or not. I like this about Disclosure as it is a positive message to everyone in which would help them to not hide and fade into the background.


As Geordie Shore is a common TV program, a new series had been released during the summer. I find that it is interesting as there is so much drama in the house where they all live. This builds the tension between them all whether it is between two people or gender against gender. The reason why i watch Geordie Shore is because it shows a group of "so called friends" trying to live together with no complications. Although they try not the get into any complications, there is always something that occurs. This program is meant to show what a life of a Geordie is really about. To me i think that it is just cheap entertainment with lots of drama just to keep an audience amused. To me, all the characters take a good part in the creation of this program yet some stand out more than others. Marnie is one who stands out the most as she seems to be the most forward yet complicated one out of them all. She stirs trouble and acts upon it to make herself look innocent.

Facebook is just one of many websites that i have used over the summer. It is a good socializing network in which you can communicate with friends and family etc. The progression of Facebook has increased as now you get updates from everything. There are videos which can be shared so that other people can see, images, vines and many more. I have spent most of my time on Facebook looking at videos just for pure entertainment. The fault about Facebook that i don't like is that fact that there are many requests sent by people about games etc. in which i do not participate in what so ever. This eventually gets on my nerves as i have it set up on my phone so i am constantly being reminded about all of these requests.

The ALS ice bucket challenge had been spread out worldwide by using the internet, via websites etc. and the news. It is a challenge to raise awareness for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) It is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. This disease would eventually stop you from using your body parts, soon to be speech and then eventually the ability to use the respiratory system. This causes the death of sufferers from up to 3 years. By raising awareness, people get nominated in which I did and you donate how much you want towards the charity. To keep this chain reaction in progress, people who get selected must nominate others to then forward on theirs and so on.