"Write a little every day"

It is Friday morning, and I had a delightful birthday yesterday. I received warm wishes from many dear friends. I am fortunate to have a job I love.
As for my sabbatical plans, I am wondering about whether to focus on one book at a time, or keep them all in mind and work on whichever moves me. On one hand, publishing I Just Want to Be Happy is my first priority, today I plan to write a page of Mindfulness of the Mass Media. My students are studying the history of motion pictures, and I want to give them some suggestions to make them more mindful of films. For example:

1. Films are older than radio, television and the Internet. The style, format, themes, structure and subjects of the later media have been influenced by those in film. Have you noticed that?
2. Some of the most popular television shows of the 21st century have extended story arcs and dramatic structures that borrow heavily from theatrical films. Examples include 24, Mad Med and Breaking Bad, Do you watch any of those television shows?
3. Watching a film in a theater and watching a film at home are different experiences. Which do you prefer and why?
4. The earliest films lacked color and sound. Have you ever watched and enjoyed such a film? How is it different from contemporary films?
5. Prior to the 1960s, almost all major motion pictures avoided nudity, profanity and excessive explicit violence. Particularly since the 1980s, many of the most popular films have included all three. Do you find those elements add to or detract from your appreciation of films?
6. Do you have favorite films, favorite actors, or favorite directors? What are the qualities that make those your favorites?
7. New 21st-century technology makes it possible for almost anyone to create a film (or at least a short digital video). Have you ever created such a video? Did it change your appreciation of the art of creating motion pictures?
8. There are many types of film, including documentary films, educational films, promotional films, pornographic films, travelogues, animated films for children, and animated films for adults. The most popular, of course, are mainstream feature films. Among those, major genres include action, adventure, comedy, drama, epics, historical, horror, musicals and dance, science fiction, war, and western. Do you tend to select one or two of these categories? Have you occasionally watched other types?