Laura

In media studies we were told that it was auteurism, but looking into it, it seems like that is just the director and not actors/actresses.

I'm using the male gaze theory already, I'm not sure if it would just come under that.

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Arrgh. Useless.

I was deleting things today and I came across a folder called samples (muvee reveal.)

I have absolutely no idea what it is and I know I definitely haven't downloaded it. It has a video and random pictures and some sound in the folder.

I only just got windows 7 about a month ago, not sure if it is from that? I've never noticed it before so I doubt it.

I searched it and it seems like there's a programme, it just seems a bit random that it has suddenly appeared.

Not sure if it is a virus or something?

I also recently got a Nikon camera, I think i put the disk in once but I didn't install anything in the end.

As long as it isn't a virus i'm not that bothered, it's just a bit strange.

I'm doing my AS levels now and we had to go to a university fair on monday which has made me start to think a bit more. I'm currently doing English Language, Sociology, Media Studies and Art.

I was thinking of going down an arty route and doing photography but i'm going off the idea now. I'm good at academic subjects and got A's and A*s for every subject at GCSE and i feel like photography is sort of risky as it is so competitive and also like i might be wasting my potential.

I don't really like one particular subject and i'm not really best at one so it's quite hard to narrow things down. But, after looking at prospectuses i've been considering maybe Law/Criminology/English/Communications/Sociology/Psychology. Probably a combination of law with something.

I'm not sure if this is a bit risky though? Our school doesn't do law so I haven't had any experience in it, it sounds interesting though but i'm just worried about not liking it as I've never actually done it (i worry a lot.) I don't know if this will put me at a disadvantage to others that have done law?

Also I think psychology sounds really interesting and after getting a course finder back it came up and was also mentioned to be good for employment. I haven't done psychology either though so i'm worried that i'd be at a disadvantage to others that have? In most of the prospectuses i've looked at, an a level in psychology is not necessary, but i know that a lot of schools do it anyway. It's not possible for me to do it next year, so i wont be able to get any qualification in it before.

I don't know what I want to be in the future yet so all of this stuff is quite daunting.

Has anyone done any of these subjects?

How much experience do you need in them before? etc.

After looking at the prospectuses Warwick is one which stands out to me, also Nottingham maybe.

I've been using a D70 for a while and i didn't have to download anything, they automatically worked.

I have now just got a D90 and it wont work. I'm not sure if i need a new plug-in? And if it's available to use with CS3...

rigid?

Then...

What object comes to mind?

What comes to mind when i say rigid body?

Rigid mood?

I know that probably sounds really weird, but i feel like i'm not my own person at all. I let other people make all my decisions for me and when it actually comes to making them i just can't. It affects me with everything from little things to big decisions. In subway before the man ended up giving me any old packet of crisps after me saying i don't mind for about 5 minutes. A guy has waited for about 3 months for me to decide what i want and i just can't... I just don't think i care about anything, but then that wouldn't make sense because if i didn't care surely it would be easy. I don't know why i'm like it and i think it's pathetic. Other people get impatient and i never do anything for myself because i just do what other people think. My parents say i'm really selfish so i'm not really sure if it would be to please people or not. I'm supposedly an anxious person and not very confident but i never really realise it... Not really sure why i'm like this? Or how i could stop? I've tried to decide but i end up just getting annoyed or a bit panicky because i just feel stuck and like i can't :S. It's really annoying. Has anyone else been similar?

Sorry, i'm going to try and make this as detailed as i can.

I've had sex once, the day i came off of my period (Saturday 5th Dec). Most of it was protected apart from one bit, he never actually came inside me but i wanted to be sure so took the morning after pill about 36 hours afterwards.

On the 12th i started spotting and i thought that it was just a side affect from the morning after pill. Next day it got heavier but not quite a normal period still.

Since saturday the 19th i've been feeling quite sick, but not so that i'll actually throw up but it feels like i'll gag. I've lost my appetite and gone off chocolate completely. I also had an upset stomach on one day but it's been about 2 weeks of feeling constantly ill. I've put on a bit of weight though and my sister said i look pregnant/fat which i think probably made me worry, so i'm not sure if that could be a reason.

I've always been quite an anxious person and i've felt ill (hyperventilating and stuff) because of it before. I also have a phobia of sick so i guess feeling sick all the time is only making me worry more.

I've got symptoms of period now but i'm scared that being stressed/anxious will affect it.

i know i should take a test and i've got one but i'm a bit scared to take it, also worried about what else might be wrong with me if i'm not pregnant.

What do you think?

Sorry this is so long

I'm looking for new phones.

It's pretty much out of these.

Anyone who's got them? What do you think?

Any recommendations?

I've tried using them quite a few times, only managed to get them in twice and it hurt the whole time then and i struggled to get them out.

I used to do horse riding and dancing and i was fingered so not sure whether it would be my hymen.

Any tips? I find it really hard to relax all of the time, so that could be a reason but i don't know how i'd overcome it.

I've read the booklet etc.

I can't really ask my Mum as she's really awkward and i don't get on particularly well with her, she's never really been much help with anything like that and i'm a bit shy to say.

I'm staying my friend's house tonight and i don't really know how i can change pads/tampons discreetly :/ any ideas?

Sorry, embarrassing question.

Me, my mum and my sister haven't been able to get signal all day. It's not just our house either, my phone wasn't working when i went out. It gets signal every now and again but only for about 5 seconds and then it goes back to no signal :/

Sorry, it's a bit terrible, last minute research =p.

Please could you state if your gender and if you're aged between 16-25 or 26+

Do you watch romance films?

Do you enjoy typical romance story lines?

Do you enjoy films that are predictable?

Do you enjoy films with a twist?

Do you like it when there's something you don't expect to see in a film? (not necessarily a twist)

Do you like films which make you question yourself?

Do you like films which have dramatic elements which make you feel emotional?

Would you expect to see tragedy in a romance?

Do you prefer films with a happy ending?

Do you often go to the cinema?

Have you watched a film which isn't made by a well known institution (e.g. disney)

Do you watch British films?

I'm trying to research lottery funded films for media studies...

Has anyone seen a lottery funded film?

Or one of their adverts?

I know that they're low budget and stuff, but after watching some adverts i'm not really sure how they're different to normal films.

Does anyone know any of the conventions or anything?

It's all pretty expensive, do you think the products are good? Or worth it?

In series three on the party episode, why do you think Effy is sick after going to the shed where she finds Freddie and Katie?

I remember having them when i was young, you have to put powder in a tank every now and again and it grows little things, are they alive? What would they be?

I feel all petty and annoyed writing this.

I have no friends and i sort of want friends but i just can't like people properly. I hang around with people but i just don't feel like i like them and i stay quiet around them.

I'm really shy and quiet and i've started putting off going out and making excuses for everything, i've hardly been out in weeks. When i am out i feel as if people are staring at me and laughing for some reason and i get panicky. I already have no friends and i haven't felt normal for ages and now i'm going to have to go back to sixth form and endure another 2 years. My parents say i'm really selfish and i don't want to like anyone but i do i just can't, i can't explain it. They said that wherever i go in the future i'm always going to be the same because it's just what i'm like. I don't want to be by myself though, i don't think. I only ever go out with my parents and i feel embarassed for doing that. I used to have loads of energy and be really really happy over nothing but it was last year, now i'm lifeless and i can never be bothered to do anything, i don't always feel unhappy though. I can't explain D: I want some help or else i feel like nothing's going to change, but i can't describe how i feel and i find it really hard speaking to people, so i don't know what to say...

I have an NCFE level 1 in photography, does anyone know what that's worth compared to like a GCSE or something?