PRODUCTION - The Podcast

Producing the Podcast

    In my last blog post, I created the jingle for my podcast. Therefore, naturally, I will be creating the actual podcast in this blog post. For all parts of the podcast, including the jingle, I used GarageBand because it was easily accessible through my phone and simple to use.

Directing the Actors

    For the podcast, I wanted the tone to be outwardly informative and seemingly positive in an unsettling sort of way. I directed my actors to emphasize certain lines that highlighted the SCRIPTED Act's looming presence in this world. I think they took this direction pretty well as we didn't have to do an excessive number of re-recordings. 

    Rita nailed her role, which I think is due to the fact that her actor is similar to personality. She did make her voice a little higher to emphasize Rita's perkiness. I appreciate this a lot and I think it was a really effective choice.

    I wanted Shaheer to sound like he was a little nervous but trying to hide it. I think that his actor did really well with this assignment and I was a honestly a bit shocked with how smoothly he adapted to my requests. I wanted this because later in the film, it is revealed that he is "dealt with" by the government because he went against his SCRIPT by appearing on the Daily Script.

Challenges

    We did run into a slight issue with their synchronization and timing while they were reading the script. The way I decided to fix this was to have Rita say her line and remove Shaheer's corresponding lines since they were shorter. This way it would sound smoother with the ending going from Shaheer to Rita and Back to Shaheer to finish it off.

    After I made this change, the production of the podcast went a lot smoother.

Reflection

    Because this podcast plays such a pivotal role in world-building and plot advancement at the same time, it was imperative that I get this done before filming. I grew in my leadership and technical skills through my direction of the cast members and my editing of the podcast. Now that I have finished creating the podcast, I am ready to begin filming the first scene of my film opening brief. Before I begin filming, I will complete the set design and costume choices for Emma. Completing the set design will be my next step in the following blog post.

    Until then, farewell!