'London, building by building' chapter notes - Episode One: The Shield House
Below is the script that I wrote for the first episode of ' London, building by building ,' titled 'The Shield House'. These videos appear periodically on YouTube. If you are already confused, then I suggest that you read my previous blog where I explain the concept of the channel in interminable detail. I thought about making this video for a long time. I had a photograph of a building that I wanted to use, along with some vague concepts and a basic structure. In hindsight, I dug my heels in a little too hard creatively and should have played around more with the ideas and the presentation. That being said, I probably needed to make one of these videos and see a completed version before I could judge what worked and what I wanted to change. Chapter One is presented as if it is an excerpt from book on London history. Consequently it holds the listener at arm's length. The second chapter course corrected and is an anecdotal first-person narrative with a bit more hum