Simon Schama:
Simon Schama was suggested to me by my peers as someone interesting to look at in relation to my project, however there is only some things I can learn from him. The way he creates historical content seems to be mainly recorded lectures, these are partially informal as he goes into some jokes. These jokes help maintain the audience's interest yet they still seem engaged following the majority of what he is saying - something I struggled to do. The issue is that he sometimes falls into some degree nominalisation by throwing in some needlessly complicated words or sentences into his speech. I feel that the overall content is somewhat different to what I want to create, sure my video will essentially act as a 10 minute lecture but apart from that I believe my content should be more accessible to those who may not be as interested in history; I aim to generate some interest from non-historians but also help educate those interested in the subject.
Terry Jones:
Terry Jones is a competent presenter in this documentary. The formatting is in-keeping with that of a traditional documentary and I have looked at him due to my peers suggesting so. However, while I do appreciate the delivery of information, I feel that a documentary is too different to the more casual and internet-accessible video I aim to create. The formatting is reminiscent to that of YouTubers who include live action and perhaps real images pertaining to the subject; Jones does present the information with an exotic background however I - along with the YouTubers I looked into - are unable to do this and so if I were to add live action then I would likely need a set. Overall, this method of educational entertainment is somewhat irrelevant to my project but it was nevertheless interesting to look into.
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