Media Studies Chapters 6 and 9: Homework for Activity for Class no. 14 (Period 5 Class)


Chapter 6 people:
1.Find the most recent list of i)the "all-time top 20 movies at the box office (worldwide)" and ii) the equivalent list for Japan only. (How accurate are these lists likely to be?)

a) What differences and similarities are there between i) and the list of "all-time top 20 movies at the box office (worldwide)"in the textbook? What might this tell us about the state of the global movie industry in 2014?
b) What differences and similarities are there between i) and ii)? What conclusions could we draw from these differences and similarities?

2. What are the most popular movie genres worldwide and in Japan?

Anri should check the genres of nos 1 and 11 IN BOTH LISTS, Kiyofumi should check the genres of nos. 2 and 12 IN BOTH LISTS, Minami should check the genres of nos. 3 and 13 IN BOTH LISTS, Ryoto should check the genres of nos. 4 and 14 IN BOTH LISTS, Shoma should check the genres of nos. 5 and 15 IN BOTH LISTS, Satoshi should check the genres of nos. 6 and 16 IN BOTH LISTS, Takuya should check the genres of nos. 7 and 17 IN BOTH LISTS, Yu should check the genres of nos. 8 and 18 IN BOTH LISTS, Jun should check the genres of nos. 9, 10, 19 and 20 IN BOTH LISTS.

(In class, we will bring the information about genres together.)

Chapter 9 people:
1. Find the most recent list of i) the 20 best-selling music artists worldwide and ii) the equivalent list for Japan. (How accurate are these lists likely to be?) What differences and similarities are there between i) and ii)? What conclusions could we draw from these differences and similarities?

2. What are the most popular music genres worldwide and in Japan?

Daichi should check the genres of nos 1 and 11 IN BOTH LISTS, Sayo should check the genres of nos. 2 and 12 IN BOTH LISTS, Ayaka should check the genres of nos. 3 and 13 IN BOTH LISTS, Shohei should check the genres of nos. 4 and 14 IN BOTH LISTS, Takashi should check the genres of nos. 5 and 15 IN BOTH LISTS, Yuri should check the genres of nos. 6 and 16 IN BOTH LISTS, Yugo should check the genres of nos. 7 and 17 IN BOTH LISTS, Yuki I. should check the genres of nos. 8 and 18 IN BOTH LISTS, Yuki M. should check the genres of nos. 9 and 19 IN BOTH LISTS, and Yusuke should check the genres of nos. 10 and 20 IN BOTH LISTS

(In class, we will bring the information about genres together.)