Media Summer

Some thing a little bit different.
The Radio wasn't the first thing that I thought that would kick start my holiday, but seeing has I had just woken up I didn't see anything else that could entertain me. I managed to catch an intriguing discussion on a Radio station called Lbc. I was interested and engaged by the discussions on the show, that included sport and movie topics and even the latest up and coming authors. The presenter (Steve Allen) had different guests on his show, varying from music artists to film directors. I got the impression that this show was popular, as the guest he had on was a highly renowned director in movie circles. The shows discussed hot current affairs, this appealed to me as not only could I phone in and give my opinion but I could also gather a feel of what the general public were thinking. The show was targeted at mainly Professionals, however this could also relate to younger viewers. Even though It wasn't visual I was still entertained as well as providing appealing advertisements. It was interesting to see the general presentation of the programme seeing as it only lasted 50 minutes long. As well as that it was sufficent as background noise for people that were either getting ready to go out or just relaxing.

Internet
The second week provided minimal attraction in terms of Television and Radio, however I stumbled across an interesting television series that someone has posted on the internet. I saw that it was award winning, I thought why not give it a go? Dead Set, the title appealed to me as it was one of my favourite genres, yes! (Horror). Its flashing images and pacy camera angles was enough to give any film credit. The film was based around 12 people that took part in a real-life game show called big brother. As the weeks went by we saw a carnivorous virus find it's way and spread throughout the UK, leaving the house mates stranded in the big brother house without food or water. .It certainly wasn't a film a that I would recommend to the faint hearted. I quite enjoyed the ideology behind the film, as none of the characters never fulfilled their house mate experience, it made me question life after death and possibly society as a union.

Film
Now personally I don't watch films, but this was awesome. Lady In The Water is a Mystery/ Horror/ Thriller story which was quite a find, but was far short of poor. A film written by Night Shylaman was sure to produce good results. The film was based around a live-in caretaker of an apartment block whose family dies. He stumbles across a "Woman", who turns out to be a mermaid who has come to "the world of man" to bring inspiration to someone in the complex. Her life is in danger from a vicious, wolf-like, mystical creature that tries to keep her from returning to her watery "blue world." The film has incredible music, which varies from upbeat tunes to operatic music. The mystery and suspense of the film really captivated me and if you hadn't of previously read the book by the talented author mentioned, then this movie experience could have been taken straight off the page! I recommend this to anybody who loves to have their mind puzzled, stimulated and wowed! T add this screen adaptation was rated 5 stars by several Film Critics. It was obvious to see why this film was Oscar nominated. How could I have not known about it!?!