Why I'm Taking AICE Media Studies

I wanted to take AICE Media Studies in order to gain a new perspective on a topic that I have no previous knowledge of. I think it will be interesting to learn more about film and see what is necessary to create films today. I am also looking forward to researching topics out of my comfort zone as I have never really looked into Media Studies before .

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