MM 3603 - Gwen Gunnels

Apple TV+ As someone born in the early 2000s, I have slowly witnessed the significant changes in how we watch movies and television in only the last two decades. I remember how important it was that we bought a disk compatible with our Blu-ray  DVD player whenever there was a new movie we wanted to buy. I could not tell you the last time I bought a DVD or rented one from a Redbox  kiosk. Streaming services have entirely taken over how we rent and buy movies and television. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, movie theaters have seen a significant decline in customers because people would rather wait for the movie to be released on their streaming services. Some films will be released in theaters for a small window before shifting towards a service where families can watch at home. Although a movie theater experience is desired, families find it cheaper to wait and rent the movie rather than pay $10.00 a ticket at a movie theater.  My family pays for several streaming services, ...

 Personal Video Habits  It is very seldom that I do not watch videos during the day. At a younger age, I would spend a lot of my time on our family-shared computer after school. Of course, part of that time was spent arguing with my siblings about what we watched, listened to, or played; however, we would almost always end up on youtube, watching music videos or videos we found funny. Now that we are older and have our own video habits, we watch different things. For me, TikTok has taken up a large portion of my screen time, as well as multiple streaming services, and of course, Youtube. TikTok has dominated the social media world in only a few short years. Unfortunately, I have become one of the many people of my generation who struggle to escape the app. One second I find myself with some free time and open TikTok, the next second, it has suddenly been an hour, and it seems as if I have only watched five one-minute videos.  One of the most exciting aspects of TikTok is...