Introductory

 Hello! My name is Mary Elliott and I am excited to talk more in depth about our film class in these blogs. I like many different genres of movies. I love to watch horror, comedy, and superhero/action movies the most. A few of my favorites are the conjuring, the Thor movies, the Rocky movies, and Mean Girls. I also like to rewatch movies until I am sick of them. I am taking this class because it seemed like fun and I would love to expand my knowledge on film making and what goes into making movies. 

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