Reverse Engineering

Watching Lick the Star by Sophia Coppola is trying the put the idea of a normal seventh grade class. We have a cool girl that everyone wants to be like and her name is Chole. Chole thinks she is he queen of the school. She smokes to be "cool". Also, she has her own little group of friends. Chole is the one who can get away with anything she wants.Kate is an innocent girl who wants to fit in with Chole. Kate wants to do everything that Chole and her friends do. For example, Kate gets caught smoking and gets in trouble with the school for doing it.

Chole wants to poison kids at her school using rat poison. The code name that they use is called "lick the star". Chole gets her role changed near the end of the story. She gets made fun off for using the term "lick the star" and people find out that she is trying to use rat poison on them. Chole then tries to drown herself in her bathtub but fails to do so. She mentions at the end how "the tables have turned".

One of the books that was in the story that could be in the authors database is Flowers in the Attic. This is where they get the term "lick the star" in the first place. I love the fact that the video itself was in black and white. It gave the story a vintage vibe to it. Along with the music gave the story the same vibe. With Chole being the star in the school, I like how they made everyone in the story seem so innocent and seem like they are actually in the seventh grade. Compared to Chole she had on dark lipstick and smoking and she acted "older" in a way with everything she was doing and how she dressed.

Podcast Link

Below is a link to my Podcast and Project Reflection:

Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/matt-wiley-14285907/podcast-final-1

Project Reflection:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OOhKjSDVWlm1Y_Dk57zhonfgsAWAB9vjDzous5LD2p4/edit?usp=sharing

The Process for Producing a Podcast

Making a Podcast for Digital Storytelling has been quite the experience for me. This Podcast that I am creating for this class is the very first one I am producing. I have been listening to podcasts, on the daily, to get different ideas to make a proficient podcast.

 I have always hated hearing my voice over a speaker so that was an obstacle itself for me to overcome. When I did the recording itself I thought it would be awkward to start out with and it was. Once I finally started talking and asking questions about the topic in my podcast it seemed like it went very smooth. I listen to the "professional" podcasters like Pat McAfee and he makes it seem so easy. He seems so comfortable when interviewing other people especially. I found out when you talk about something that you like and that you have a lot of knowledge about the topic itself.

After recording this podcast, I have learned that I would love to make these types of podcasts. These people who are professionals, have a very lucky job that they can do. It would be neat to start a channel and upload podcasts on topics of interest that occurs in our daily lives. Even the people who I interviewed said that they all loved doing this podcast. It really changed all of our views about podcasts and the way they are produced.

Podcasts Paragraphs

I have always had a passion for sports. Recently, football has made a lot of chances to the game (all levels) to make the game safer. The first Podcast I chose was "A Star Studded Fantasy Friday" by The Pat McAfee Show. He discusses news that is happening with the NFL specifically. His Podcast style was more of a roundtable setup and sometimes has a special guest within the Podcast. He obtains his information himself by watching most of all the NFL games and through his special guests. Usually, his special guests were an ex-NFL players or some type of announcer for the NFL. The topic worked well within the Podcast he seemed to know what he was talking about. What I could use from this Podcast is possibly the topic. Also, the style and the way the entire Podcast was set up. He makes it simple and it works.

The next Podcast Channel I chose to talk about is "Off The Cuff" by Mike the Cop. I have listen to multiple Podcasts of this guy's channel. He talks about many different kinds of things. Mike is a cop in the state of Michigan, so man topics of his Podcasts are police related. He also discusses a lot of what is going on in the news today. For example, his newest podcast is discussing the Kavanaugh situation that is currently happening. The way he obtains his information is through his police career and also through his special guests that are featured in the podcast. Again, his style of podcast is the round able setup. He talks about topics with different people and haves a conversation about it. Some tips I picked out of this was to get people who are aware about the topic of discussion and understand what's going on.

The last Podcast I chose to talk about is "Elon Musk" by The Joe Rogan Experience. Joe Rogan is someone I listen to on the daily. I like his topics he talks about with his special guests. I like this one specifically because he discusses different business events and everything like that. What caught my attention was the discussion about Tesla and they talk about the products of Tesla. They talk about like the autonomous modes of the Tesla vehicles. This Podcast is an informative style with a roundtable setup. This is how Joe obtains his information. He has guests who are experts in the fields. The tips I get out of this podcast is the style and the way his podcasts are set up. They are having a conversation and it makes it sound natural.