Podcast Script

 After much procrastination, I finally made a script for my podcast!!

I'll copy and paste it from my Word document here: 

Interviewer: Hello everyone, welcome to Movie Pods, today we are joined by Ana Moreno, the creator of Never Lie.  

Ana: Hi! I'm so happy to be here  

Interviewer: We're happy to have you 

Ana: Thank you 

Interviewer: So, Ana, let's jump right in with some questions... 

How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues? 

Ana: Interesting question.... never heard that one before 

 Horror uses distinctive and unusual angles to give the spectator a sense of confusion and unease. The lighting is frequently dim, underexposed, and full of shadows, which causes the audience to feel uneasy and on edge. Additionally, the use of sound, such as a high pitch key, alarms the crowd. Additionally, there is a focus on footsteps, creaking doors, and animal noises, giving the audience the impression that they are unsure of what is around the next turn. Finally, editing in horror frequently uses a quick pace and lots of cuts to frighten, uneasy, and create dramatic tension for potential jump scares. I decided to stick to these conventions, especially with the characters. While researching horror movie characters, I decided on a cast. Only three will be introduced in my opening. The victim that gets killed will be the "ditzy friend that won't make it" and girl 2 will be my "final girl".  The victim will be portrayed as the "ditzy friend that won't make it" by showing how clumsy she is. She also won't notice there's a killer until the time is too late. Once she notices there is a killer, she won't grab a phone nor a weapon. The “final girl” is smart, and she is the main target, but she still makes it. For example, adding close ups so that you can see her face and see her concern and facial expressions. I hope that this shows her attitude and little bit of her way of thinking that it makes the audience suspect that she'll make it through the whole movie. 

Interviewer: And what about representation?  

I will be representing Hispanic teenage girls in my film. 

The main character, Vida Martinez, is a Hispanic character that lives in South Florida. Vida was born in Venezuela and lived there for half of her life.  I plan for her to show her culture and occasionally speak Spanish with her family or with her friends. Vida will be introduced in the opening scene, and she is the girl that finds her friend dead. Her room will even show her heritage, with flags, colors, pictures, paintings, posters, etc. If I can find good copyright free music to incorporate in my film, then there will even be music playing in a speaker. However, many Hispanic women are represented with a negative stereotype. For instance, they're loud, annoying, complaining, and are mean. Vida will hopefully create more positive stereotypes. For example, she's kind, super intelligent, funny, and a bit intense. She is quite the opposite of the other stereotypes but in a good way. This way, if this were a real movie, it can create good representation for all Hispanic women out there.  

 

Interviewer: That's actually really cool! 

And how does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text? 

 

Ana:  

In the Horror genre, target audiences are normally mostly male 15-25. However, since my film will be following a mainly female cast, I decided that my target audience will be mostly females 15-25 that are students. Also, since my film is following a Highschool softball team, people who like baseball/softball will also be targeted to watch this film. Lastly, Hispanic people are also targeted, as culture is something important for my main character. There will be aspects of this in her room and in her family (that would've been incorporated later in the film, if I were to one day create the full film). Although most target audiences include a social economic class, mine isn't highly considered; but if it was, it'd be middle class.  

In terms of distribution, As I am not a high paying director, I can't distribute the movie on all streaming services like Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, etc. I also don't have the resources to distribute in theaters.  Therefore, I decided I would distribute the film on YouTube. Anyone can publish something on YouTube for free, so it is perfect. My target audience also happens to be very prominent on YouTube. 95% of teenagers as of 2022 are on the platform. It would help my movie spread as more people could discover it on their feed. Moreover, it is easily accessible to individuals all over the world. I would also distribute my films within film festivals in my area. For instance, FREAK Show Horror Film Festival in Orlando, Outshine Film Festival in Miami, and Tampa Bay Screams. These are the few selected so far, but I imagine that as time progresses, I will be able to contact more festivals and help it become more popular. 

 

Interviewer: Well, thank you for joining us today on Movie Pods. Make sure to check out Never Lie! 

Ana: Yes, thank you! 

Jackie. “7 Standard Characters in Almost Every Horror Movie ...” All Women's Talk, 27 Mar. 2023, https://movies.allwomenstalk.com/standard-characters-in-almost-every-horror-movie/.