Daily Blog 3/1/18- Podcast PreProduction

During class today, we focused mainly on the preproduction of our weekly podcasts. The podcasts aren't meant to be aimless talking sessions, but should rather complete a set of predetermined goals. 1-3 goals should be listed on the preproduction sheet(1 sheet per group), with strong verbs of course, displaying what your group as a whole would like to accomplish. The group goals may be deviated from throughout the podcast, for it is only natural that other subjects may come up in conversation, but it is important to accomplish these goals to the best of your ability, In addition, these goals should be accompanied by personal goals and a description of how you wish to go about achieving them. For example, if someone usually is quiet, and they wish to speak more in the next podcast, they would write that as their goal.

The next portion of the preproduction is the podcast planning. It is important to know ahead of time how the 12 minutes of podcasting will be spent. Evidence is needed from the book being read and the weekly movie, which needs to be at least partially planned out before the podcast. Much like a well written essay, a well spoken podcast needs three essential parts: Intro, Body, and Conclusion. As for the intro, a verbal introduction is needed for the members of the group, the author/director, the purpose of the podcast, the topic of the podcast, and any other form of media if you would like to add your own twist to each podcast. However, it is imperative that the introduction lasts no longer than 2 minutes, or else it starts to take away from the main points of the podcast. The body of the podcast is meant for the incorporation, analysis, and conversation of evidence. This is where your group will implement some, if not all, of your preplanned goals. To conclude, it is necessary to talk about which discussions were resolved, and which were left open due to possible disagreements. The ending of the podcast should include a brief description as to what next weeks podcast will entail.

The grading of the podcast will be as follows:

Podcast #: 40 points

Contribution to Pre-Production (10)

Contribution to Podcast (10)

Organization (10)

Depth of Analysis (10)

Be prepared tomorrow to use the iPhone recording technique shown today to record a practice podcast with your group regarding Baby Driver.

Today's class not only prepares us for the analysis of our selected movies and books, but any we may stumble upon throughout life. Podcasting can be viewed as the spoken counterpart to being an author, but whether you choose that path of life or not, you will at least have a background in movie analysis for whenever life deems it necessary. The way I see it right now, if my group can successfully analyze and discuss Pokemon: The First Movie in depth, we will not have any trouble analyzing any other movies in our path. This assignment will truly spark our creativity and public speaking abilities, vital skills needed in any field of work, and open up our minds to movies we may not have watched otherwise.