Person on the Street

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 mother and sister, I was in a bustling family room. For my second attempt of “people of the street” recordings, after my first recordings turned out to be static messes, I hope to get a solid bit of natural sounds from them. I also plan to incorporate some old tavern music, or something more instrumental and rustic on the intro and outro of the clip, adding that historical feel that we all love from those history YouTube videos.

 

Editing Experience

          Horrible, sadly. My first to bits of audio that I recorded, failed to produce any sound that was distinguishable. Assuming I have a thumb over the mic on my phone, I had to scrap them both. Left with last minute bits I grabbed from my family and roommate. In the final, I will grab true people on the street interviews again and use those. So, I didn’t spend to much time editing. Just aligning the clips and cutting out the end where I said thank you and took to long to hit stop.


 


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