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Experience on Crowded Bourbon Street

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What happens here

The narrator switches to a GoPro mounted on his head to capture a first-person perspective of walking through a heavily crowded Bourbon Street at night. The street is bustling with people, and the sound of music and chatter is overwhelming. The narrator highlights the extreme density of the crowd and the challenges of moving through it. He notes that the crowd demographic skews much younger at night compared to daytime. He also shows mounted police officers on horseback, emphasizing their calm demeanor amidst the chaos, attributing it to possible training or sedation.

Goal: Immerse the viewer in the experience of Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras night.

Tools and materials

  • GoPro Camera GoPro — Capturing first-person perspective footage

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[Music] all right I thought some of you guys would like that but then I also figured some of you guys would like to see what Bourbon Street is really like so I stuck a GoPro on my head and I just walked down the street for as long as we could tolerate it but I really like it and it's too crowded I mean [Applause] so the later in the night it goes and the younger the crowd gets of course during the day Bourbon Street is actually pretty crowded still but the crowd is much older probably in the upper 30s 40s 50s 60s and even 70s but at nighttime the age definitely shifts [Music] [Applause] [Music] and that's about all my wife can take because she was carrying the backpack with all the stuff in it and trying to carry backpack through there is but this next part is really cool they've got Mounted Police officers everywhere and the horses are so insanely calm I don't know if they draw them or what they do but these horses they're stoic they're just like dead set on their job and I mean it's amazing how well-behaved these horses are that is so cool isn't that cool all in all I love New Orleans there's so much going on so much history everywhere you look there's new things to be seen and discovered it's such a fun place to go [Music] [Applause] all right so while we're still filming and I thought we were done - what would you recommend what would you say to these guys if they were going to go to Mardi Gras for the first time any advice words of wisdom I mean now that you're an experienced Mardi Gras er no bring earplugs the sirens go off all night pups constantly book your hotel early that's cuz it was expensive I mean how much did we spend for two people for four days I was like three grand yeah just not I mean it was stupid expensive and I think the year before we went it was that round-trip ticket but the year

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