One of the things that I think would be interesting is to make an interview with some of the relatives to the Griffin family. I will like to examine Marion Mahony Griffin’s story and find out more about in which way she was not credited for her work with the Capitol Theatre. In continuation hereof, I want to learn about the gender-specific rooms, especially the whisky room that only gave access to men. Given the fact that I am a Danish exchange student and I consider Australia for being very political correct, I consider the gender inequality in the Capitol to be fascinating. I want to accumulate knowledge about when the change in attitude occurred. This kind of knowledge would necessitate supplemental interviews with people involved in the gender debate in Melbourne.

I think it is important to include oral history as a way to get some historical information about specific events, individuals etc. Video/audiotapes and interviews show different perspectives – not only from what is being said but also from the facial expression and tone of voice. Secondly, the oral history allows the audience to put a face to people who participated or were involved in the certain events. These visual elements make the story more narrative and subjective so it becomes more identifiable for the audience. I consider these two points as the main differences from written sources and it is these two differences that make the oral history so powerful.

When we visited the Capitol and Screen Worlds we were presented to oral histories about the history of the two places. At the Capitol a woman involved in the renovation told us a lot about the architecture which was very fascinating. Screen World showed me different ways of presenting stories about the past which I will try to include in our future projects.