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COMM 100 Mass Media and Society Assignment 3

Baby-boomers’ Movie Going Experience

Interview a baby-boomer moviegoer who was born between 1946 and 1964.

. Ask him/her the following questions (and any others you can think of) and record the answers. Be prepared to share the information in class and write an essay based on what you learned. Compare your interviewee’s answers to your own answers to these questions. How are they similar? How do they differ?

• When do you remember seeing your first movie? What was the movie? What did you think of the experience?

• How often did you go to the movies? What did it cost?

• What was your favorite movie as a child? As a teenager? As a young adult? What is your favorite movie today?

• Who were your favorite movie stars as a child? As a teenager? As a young adult? Why?

• Did you ever go see the same film over and over again? Which ones? Why?

• Did you read movie magazines as a teenager or young person? Which ones? Do you read any movie magazines today? Which ones?

• Who were your favorite actors or actresses as a young person? Why?

• What movies have you seen recently that you enjoyed? What do they have in common with the films you remember enjoying as a young person?

• Do you have favorite actors, actresses or directors? Who are they? Why?

• What do you like about movies today? What don’t you like? Why?

• How have movies changed in your lifetime? How have movie theaters changed? Which do you prefer?

• Do you own a DVD player? Do you mostly watch movies on video now or in the theater? Do you own any movie videos or DVDs? Which ones? Do you buy videos or DVDs for others? Who?

• Do you go to movie theaters more or less frequently than you used to? Why?

• If you could buy it (them), which film(s) would you own and watch today?

• Do you stream movies and/or subscribe to Netflix? How have the availability of these services affected your willingness to go to the theater to see a movie?