Media Magazine - issue 5

Interview with Stephen Lambert (director of programs) for RDF media group which is the only TV company featured in The sunday times and the makers of programs such as wife swap. Mike hobbs interviewed him, the interview explains how he got into the television industry, i enjoyed this interview has it shows that although Lambert went and focused on specific area in television he later discovered new work that he enjoyed and not just focusing on one area of topic. Also he talks of the ideas of technology having effect on the way television is viewed and how there are good or bad points of the use of technology. I looked at the use of an interview as a way of helping me produce some ideas for my work over summer and my A2 project as i feel it would help to choose a method in which i can analyse data and view peoples opinions and get information in different formats.

I also looked at the use of why we should study digital games such as games in the past present and the future and whether they are a good way to learn and explains how over time it has changed and the different formats digital games have used, different machines played in and even different contexts. Also the use of using evidence from psychologists was very interesting by Freud to see the way child improvising a game and giving information on this can help with data for example whether a game is good or bad for a child as they later go into detail about and how this has an effect on the child in educational terms as well as social life. By scientists recording the way people play and the cultural contexts of particular sports.
I also liked the use of statistics and how the popularity of games have been valued throughout the world making it universal and explaining how although all these people are involved it does not mean that digital media is highly respected. The idea of who is studying games and whether they are good or bad was interesting to know were linked to the people who play the specific game; so mainly questioning what are these games and who plays them?

Another piece of data i analysed was the article on hot radio i found this very interesting as it talks of the use of modern day radio and the ideas of how people now dont always talk of just music and celebrities but also the use of culture and value for example the ideas of '' they love eminem, Madonna and Britney spears. The young people of Iraq arent that different from you'' this allows people to listen to the radio mainly relating to a teenage audience and explaing how there is more behind music and the use of this, i find this article interesting because it always people to observe things differently and shows that not everything is shown in one set context giving a wide range of information. This also goes on to talk of the same uses in comedy entertainment and radio dramas (just a few examples)

I wanted to analyse the data of a person who did work experience with a Tornado productions allowing him to assess the set and it gives people tips in the article of how people can be successful which i found is very helpful and eye catching to allow people to assess others and follow the way they feel and their acheivements