Media Journal Assignment in Review

Afternon to All: 

Today we’re going to discuss the Media Journal project we had to turn in about a week ago.  We had to keep a journal of our media usage for seven consecutive days including what time we used it, what we used, why we used it and for how long we used it.  Then once the journal was completed we had to make a few graphs with the information we collected in the journal.  After we finished the graphs we had to write a three to five page paper discussing our findings with the journal and graphs portion of the project. 

All in all I thought it was an interesting project and at the same time a bit of a pain in the neck because of the actual journal entries and deciding what information you want to show with your graphs.  The paper itself was a pretty decent experience once I figured out what I wanted to talk about and how to say it.  Sometimes I know what I want to say, but have a hard time putting it on paper.  I definitely have a new prospective of media and how it effects my life after this project, some of my totals I expected and others I thought to be rather surprising.  I seem to spend a lot of time texting, watching Television, and playing video games.  Those I expected since all I pretty much do is work, go to school and stay home because being broke isn’t fun.  Hopefully I get a decent grade on the assignment and my teacher finds it as interesting as I did. Next time we’ll be discussing my first media review for my intro to communication media class but more about that later.  Have a great rest of the week!

Theater in review

Good Afternoon Everybody:      

     Instead of talking about an actual movie I’ve decided to discuss the actual theater it is viewed in.  I want to discuss iPic Theaters.  This place isn’t your normal sit down and watch the movie theater.  It’s a theater for the hardcore moviegoer who likes to splurge when it comes to enjoyment.  There is about 13 theaters in the continental united state, mainly Florida, Illinois, Arizona, Texas, California, Washington State and Maryland.   The inside of the actual theater has 2 different types of seating over sized leather arm chairs which is mainly the front few rows which is called premium seating and premium plus seating which is an oversized leather recliner and is the back few rows of the theater.  At the theater there is a membership program that is totally optional but if you’re the person who goes to a lot of movies you might want to consider getting the membership that costs money.  There are 4 levels of membership, but logically the first two are going to be the most important to the typical moviegoer. 

• Purple membership (Free) -discounted members seating, newsletter, email offers, and exclusive Tuesday deals. 
• Sapphire membership ($15 per year.)-Priority ticket purchase, free b-day ticket, free anniversary ticket, access to member events, access to point system that can be used for food, tickets and non-alcoholic drinks and all purple benefits listed above. 

If your interested in learning more click on membership to go to the iPic page to read more. 

       Tickets here are a little different…. There are no matinee or evening prices just member price and non-member price.     Listed below is what comes with each seat type and how much it costs to sit there.

Premium seating- a comfy oversized chair

                Non-member: $14.00

                Member: $11.00

(First two rows in the awful greenish yellow color)

 

Premium Plus: complementary regular popcorn, blankets, pillows, extra comfortable reserved seats that recline, waiter service at your seat and no internet booking fees.

         Non-member: $14.00 + $10.00*

         Member:  $11.00 + $ 7.00*

         (* indicates an upgrade fee is added to ticket) 

Parking- At the Bethesda location they have a garage located next to the theater, your ticket covers 3 and a half hours of parking, if you want to stay longer it’s a dollar per hour, which I thought, wasn’t bad at all. 

      When sitting in the premium plus you can order from alcoholic drinks and food from the iPic Express Menu.  You can either order with your waiter or with the iPad located between your seat..  Personally I don’t know how the food tastes, I went pretty early to see a movie but from what I seen of the food it looked pretty good. I have provided a link to the menu they offer, click on the blue link above.  I hope to go again for Specter and possibly the new star wars.  If your looking for an awesome first date or just an epic movie experience you should try going here to iPic Theaters. 

Our next encounter I’ll be talking about my Media Journal project I just got back from being graded.  Until I blog again, keep reaching for the stars and live life to the fullest. 

Introductions to all

Hey there my fellow blogosphere nation, just wanted to introduce myself as the newbie on the block.  My name is Sarah, I have two associate degrees one in Business Administration and the other in Medical Office Management.  After trying to find a job with both degrees with some epic failures I decided to go to Frederick Workforce Services for help.  After taking advantage of the help the program has to offer I decided to go back to school yet again (on their dime too).  We all know that old saying the third time is the charm…. I’m hoping it’s true this time around.  This time I will be going for my Television Production Certificate at Frederick Community college.   Before I started school again, I used to be a software tester for an IT company in Greenbelt Maryland for eight years, now I have a small part time job at a retail chain. 

When I’m not at work or school I like to catch a movie, maybe play a video game or just go out and do something.  With my current financial situation it can be a tad hard to get out and see a movie once or twice a month so I try to catch a movie on dish.  This blog even though it is a class assignment I look forward to talking about movies I have watched and looking forward to watching throughout the semester.  Sadly this is where I will stop for the time being, until I blog again keep reaching for those film reels and stars.  Looking for more blogs to check out? If you are interested in video games, music or fishing these blogs are the ones to read.