The why and the what...

The main reason I chose Media Studies... it's hard to give a single reason. I love film and music and, above all, writing. Media is one thing that connects all of these things and influences us the most. I wanted to be able to look at these things, film in particular, in a different way, searching for the meaning behind a shot or even plot device. I want to learn about the things which are slowly shaping are world and lifestyle into something new, different and more connected. To understand the media is to understand how modern life is being formed.

I would define Media in one simple way; a way of connecting the modern world through new mediums. Included within this, we have films, photography, music, celebrity culture, print and, most notably, the internet. The media is a large part of our lives, shaping them and evolving us into free thinking people. It's a way of linking all the discoveries and creativity time is presenting and making all of this accessible to anyone.