October 10, 2019 From The Exorcist to Black Mirror: Are we becoming desensitised to modern media? In 1973, William Friedkin released ‘The Exorcist,’ a film that terrified the world. Upon it’s theatrical release, audiences left cinemas in disgust. Some were outraged with the film’s take on religion, with child actress Linda Blair receiving death threats … Read more
September 11, 2019 Why Instagram is the next best social media platform for your company If you haven’t heard of Instagram, you must be living under a rock. Instagram is one of the biggest social media platforms out there, an app that lets its users post images and videos only to their profile. A visual … Read more
September 10, 2019 Game of Thrones and the Emmys: Should even the most popular media be criticised? It’s Emmy season again! A night where the biggest and best TV shows from all over the world fight for their golden statues – a recognition of excellence. There were of course plenty of winners, including a whole … Read more
September 7, 2019 Martin Scorsese vs Marvel: Is cinema becoming a ‘Theme Park’? Martin Scorsese, the cinema legend, has been in trouble with many movie-goers over the past month. When promoting his film The Irishman with Empire magazine, Scorsese was asked his opinion on Marvel movies. To sum it up, he compared these films to ‘theme … Read more
August 28, 2019 10 Ways To Optimise Your YouTube Channel Google’s video platform has a seemingly endless reach, consisting of over a billion users. So many people are now engaged with video that your company has an opportunity to hone in on that potential and use a variety of platforms to filter your product. These … Read more
August 13, 2019 Rocketman and the Music Biopic: Fact or Fiction? Have you seen ‘Rocketman,’ the musical biopic about the life of Elton John that people have been going crazy for? We’ve seen the film here at Shot Blast, and we loved it. Taron Egerton is fantastic as the ‘Tiny Dancer’ singer, with a lot … Read more