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Blog 2, Expert Interview

My Expert:                 My expert for this project was Dr. Amanda Allen, Dr. Allen is the British Historian here at High Point and a key member of the history department. She is also my two-time history professor. She has extensive knowledge of history, but more important a love and a knack for teaching it, to my personal testament! I wanted to get to know why she started teaching history, and why she loves history. Then I followed up with asking her why she finds it important to teach history herself. Editing the interview:                 In editing the interview, I wanted to grab what was truly important. She gave me lot of wonderful content, so much that I would have to cut some down. I wanted to be true to her and not change her message or answers around, so I had some challenge in decide what not to keep! Hopefully when lo...

Blog 3, Rough Draft

Reminder:      A quick reminder of my project! My project is a simple form of answering the question of why we learn history in school. I started by asking my family what they thought, and then asked my roommate, who is also a student. As a long-time student and history lover I hear this question a lot. This project will answer that question and explain why history is important. Will Harris · BillyontheStreetWIP16 Mixdown

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Blog 5, Scaling and Animation

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Introduction:                 Discovering animation has been a blast. Having only worked with C# in the past, I have never had to address images or this style of animation. Premiere is a great tool for this short of work, but I have had a really hard time adjust and using it. I play a lot of games and use a lot of programs, but my weakness has always been UI. Learning how to use the UI has always been a challenge but I had lots of fun messing around in Premier and animating these photos.   Our Topic:                 Will Harris and I came up with the idea to make a sort of spoof on the crocodile hunter or discovery channel by talking about the "wildlife and habitat" of HPU. We will "explore" the campus to find the best way to survive while meeting all the new people and places.   Editing:     ...

Person on the Street

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Introduction           My Topic is about why it is important to learn history in school. As a history buff I have heard this question a lot. Both from those who dreed filling Gen-Ed requirements and from those who have a true appreciation for the study. I asked my older sister who has gone through schooling and graduated college, my mother and her knowledge of old schooling, and my roommate Derek who I thought would appreciate historical studies. I also plan to acquire two random accounts from people I stop in public, but both of the times I tried before the deadline my audio went static. My expert? Dr. Amanda Allen, Highpoint University’s British historian, and my two-time professor. Someone who’s method of teaching and approach I enjoy thoroughly.   Sounds and Ambient           For sounds and ambient noises, I wanted to allow to space around me to fill them. For my interviews with my mo...