Coming of Age as a Londoner

Our final project for our class was to make a film summing up everything we learned about being global citizens since we came to London. TCU's mission statement is so important to the things we do as TCU students, so Rachel and I kept it in mind throughout the process of creating this film. You can find the film here. Enjoy!

Given more time and resources we would have planned this out more. Rachel and I were partners in this, but we didn't know that would be the case until week four. If we had, we may have been able to come up with an idea early and create a film that tells a story or one that interviews museum docents. I believe we both would have filmed a ton more footage and it would have been very nice to have had a professional camera to use as well as professional audio-recording equipment.

However, I am very pleased with the film as it is and I think it adequately shows what we learned and what we did during our five weeks here. Thank you, London, for showing me a good time.

"Today we ride in taxis and buses through American streets and German streets and Scandinavian streets, and proudly show them to our visitors and say 'this is London'" - Thomas Burke, 1934

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