Normal Me- Welcome back Starz! As some of you viewers already know I've just released a new movie called, “Caged!” It’s a part of the horror genre! Speaking of I thought it would be fun to interview a few people who already watched the movie and get their thoughts! Without further ado let's jump in! Our first guest is Alyssa... Welcome Alyssa!
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Alyssa- *Rude Popular Girl Smacking Gum- Umm thanks, I guess.
Me- How did you come across “Caged”
Alyssa- Well I was scrolling on TikTok, and I saw this ad pop up. It was like some sort of trailer, but what really caught my eye was the movie poster. I know kids at my school are always talking about how much they love horror movies, and this poster gave off some mysterious vibes.
Me- What do you mean by that?
Alyssa- I got curious about what it was about because the girls who break-in look like just normal teen girls. That made it seem more real and relatable to kids my own age, as I'm 15.
Me- Did you enjoy the movie?
Alyssa- Honestly, seeing the movie poster beforehand made me really appreciate the
movie as I watched it. The poster was so well made that it really captivated me while I was watching the movie to see how the poster related to the plot.
Me- Thank you for your feedback!
Alyssa- ya of course... Are we done here?
Me- Uhm Yea we are?
Alyssa gives dirty look and walks away
Me- Anyways, our next guest is Rockelle!
Rockelle- Sup y'all what’s rocking!!!
Me- Welcome now tell me a little bit about how you found out about “Caged”
Rockelle- I love watching skateboarding videos and tricks on YouTube and an ad popped up with famous podcasters like this talking about their latest episode of them reviewing new movies. Caged was one of the movies that was quickly mentioned in the film.
Me- Ohh I see, was the podcast “Creators Around the World?”
Rockelle- Yea it was an ad for that podcast, but after I decided to skateboard down to my local movie theatre and watch it.
Me- And what were your thoughts?
Rockelle- It was terrifying! I was kept at the edge of my seat the whole time. Like woah dude you and your co-producers did an amazing job. Seeing teens break in was a smart way to show a sense of realism. It showed that anyone can break the rules and it’s not just adults. It sent a good message to teens on why they shouldn’t trespass. I would like to see this movie again!
Me- Thanks for the feedback!
Rockelle- Of course Dude! Rock on!!!!
Me- Alright well, our next and final guest is Gemma!
Gemma- Hey guys!
Me- So Gemma, how did you come across the movie “Caged?”
Gemma- Umm hold on.. YOU VIEWERS OR SUBSCRIBERS SHOULD DEFINITELY CHECK OUT MY INSTAGRAM Gemma_Shines where I post the trendiest pictures that are so instagram worthy!!!
Me- Uhm Gemma if you don’t mind could you answer the question?
Gemma- Oh what was it?
Me- How did you come across the movie “Caged?”
Gemma- Instagram, obviously! I saw a post advertising it and saying it would be the movie of the year, so I must see it because I'm always on the latest trends.
Me- Oh I see.. So what were your thoughts?
Gemma- Well everyone else was saying how much they liked it, and so I was just going to say I liked it because everyone else was, but it was good. I enjoyed it so much and I appreciated that the main characters were teens and close to my age. I feel like movies these days always have older actors and it just does not captivate me, but seeing main characters my age made me recommend this movie to all you viewers out there!!
Me- Thanks Gemma!
Gemma- “Ya of course! Do you mind taking a picture of me next to your ring light.. Instagram NEEDS to see this.,. the lighting is EVERYTHING!
Me- Uhm okay.. We'll be right back.
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Me- Okay guys! That wraps up the interviews for today! These interviews made me realize that the audience we originally were going for was teenagers/ pg-13! I really think that the target audience was hit! The hit genre these days is horror, so when creating “Caged” Peyton, Ella, Meadow, and I decided that horror would attract the most viewers. Making the main characters teens also helped to reach out to the younger audience as they felt it could be more relatable to them, unlike most movies with the main characters being in their thirties or up.
Also, the different advertising techniques like the movie poster and the Instagram ad really helped to reach audiences around!
Anyways, thanks for tuning in Starz! I’m Yasmin and be sure to subscribe, like, and comment below how you heard about my new movie “Caged!” See you guys' next week on “Starz United!” Byeeee!!
CREATIVE CRITICAL REFLECTION 3:
Question: How did your production skills develop throughout this project?
Script: *THEME MUSIC STARTS THEN FADES*
MOM- Welcome back to my podcast, “Creators Around the World!” I'm Tammy and on this episode, we have a special guest all the way from Sarasota High School in Sarasota, Florida!!
Yasmin- “Thank you so much for having me! It is a pleasure to be here.”
MOM- “I am so excited to have you! I hear you have just released a new movie called “Caged?”
Yasmin-” Yes, I did! It is a horror movie I produced with a few of my friends!”
MOM- “I’ve already seen it and wow! It is amazing.”
Yasmin- “Why thank you very much!”
MOM- “I’m going to ask you a few questions is that alright?”
Yasmin- “Of course go right ahead!”
MOM- “How did your production skills develop throughout this project?
Yasmin- My production skills developed in many ways throughout this whole project. Working in a group was the main way for me to learn different skills because I had multiple people to learn from. During this project I had three other members working with me. They were Peyton Hart , Ella Mowrey, and Meadow Thompson. Throughout this whole process we learned and grew with each other. We became very good friends by the end.
MOM- That seems like a very memorable and fun way to do a project!
YASMIN- In fact it really was! Also, whenever we come across a technical issue during filming, we would all come together to find an efficient solution. For example, on our second day of filming halfway through Ella’s phone started to die. We needed to come up with a solution fast as none of us brought a charger to film. In the end we tested everyone’s phone camera quality and checked to see who had the closet quality to Ella’s. We ended up using Meadow’s phone! This production helped me learn how to work as a team efficiently and in a timely manner.
MOM- What about during class?
YASMIN- My production skills during class improved by learning my way around adobe premiere pro. The main way my production skills improved was by teamwork. If we didn’t know how to upload sound, for example, to adobe premiere pro we would make sure to ask for help. This way it made sure we knew for future reference. Also, this project helped me learn that when producing a film, you must rewatch your clips over and over to make sure it is perfect and just the way you like it. It can’t be too choppy and must fit in with the other clips. That way the audience will be intrigued, and their interest level will be kept.
Mom- WOW! It seemed like a lot of work was put into producing it. It sounds like you and your group worked extremely hard.
Yasmin- We really did! Big shout out to Ella, Meadow, and Peyton!!
MOM- Explain how you started from zero level to intermediate level?
Yasmin- Despite all our hard work and effort it took a while to learn how to get to the intermediate level we are at now. At the beginning using adobe premiere pro was extremely hard and confusing. There would be so many technical issues like not letting the flash drive connect or no sounds would want to download. Even though it was quite frustrating working through it is what helped me learn and grow. All the issues with technology and finding solutions like restarting the program helped me learn for the next time. Whenever I didn’t know how to upload sounds, fade sounds, add text, fade text, or anything related to editing I would make sure to ask for help. Asking for help was the main way I learned how to really function my way through. This way I would know how to do it, and it would help me efficiently complete my part of editing our production.
MOM- I bet you showed a lot of major growth from the beginning to the end! Share the process of team collaboration and ideas generating?
Yasmin- “At the very beginning this project was just the 4 of us throwing different ideas at each other. From the very start we all knew we wanted to do something from the horror genre. We also knew we wanted to film at Big Cat Habitat because Ella and her family own it and we thought it would be a cool location set-up.
MOM- “That seems like that was a blast seeing all the animals!”
YASMIN- “It for sure was! I’m an animal lover so it was thrilling.”
MOM- “Anyways continue with what you were saying”
Yasmin- “Alright, so since we all agreed on a genre and a filming location, we had to decide what exactly the plot was. We knew it had to be something to do with an animal.”
MOM- “Obviously, what’s Big Cat Habitat without animals? *laughs*”
Yasmin- *Laughs* “Yea you’re right, so we realized that locking the actors inside a cage with an animal without their knowledge would send chills down the audiences' spines.”
MOM- “I can tell you while I was watching it, I was definitely at the edge of my seat!”
Yasmin- “I am glad to hear that!”
MOM- “Also how did you choose the characters and how did you cast them?”
Yasmin- “Well that was simple! Right off the bat Ella wanted to film everything so naturally Peyton, Meadow, and I were the actors. We wanted four characters, so Ella asked her cousin Sydney and Ella’s dad agreed to be the zookeeper that caught us!”
MOM- “I noticed your character was acting nervous opposed to the other three being confident in their break-in, how did you guys decide on that?”
Yasmin- “While we were brainstorming, I decided it would be a fun task to take on playing a different role than the others! I offered to do it, and everyone just agreed and let me.
MOM- “That’s wonderful! Even if you weren’t the one filming how did you learn the different camera angles, movements, and shots?”
Yasmin- “We all took a Media Studies class together and, in that class, we did many different assignments involving those topics. What helped me the most was when we wrote down each camera shot, angle, and movement and then wrote a description next to it. Making the story board for our movie “Caged” also helped me memorize!”
MOM- “I guess you can say school really is helpful when it comes to movie making!”
Yasmin- *Laughs* “I guess you’re right!”
MOM- “Speaking of your group that helped with your movie, what was the process of research and planning?”
YASMIN- “We planned for 3 weeks before we started to film! The reason for this is because we wanted to thoroughly make sure we were prepared to film. We all did genre research on a horror movie, and I did The NUN 2 and other movies like IT and The Shining. After the research and after we came up with our plot for our movie, we decided to split pre-production, production, and post-production jobs from the beginning, so we knew exactly what we were doing. Our storyboard was a group collaboration to make sure all of us agreed on what we wanted our camera shots, camera angles, sounds, and lighting to look like in each shot. After we were happy with that, we decided to find sounds before our filming day to make the editing process easier on us. Although we planned everything beforehand that doesn’t mean we didn’t change things during production.
MOM- “What was the biggest challenge you overcame?”
YASMIN- “Everything went smooth during production, but Ella’s phone was dying quickly, and we had to find an alternative phone that had the same camera quality that she had on hers. Luckily Meadow’s phone was of similar quality, and we were able to get the rest of our shots done. We also had to redo scenes multiple times. When you work with multiple people you get multiple different opinions. We kept redoing scenes if someone wasn’t happy with it because at the end of the day the project was all of ours, so we want everyone to be proud at the end and we all were! Also, we learned to be very patient with one another.
MOM- “You know what they say, patience is a virtue!”
Yasmin- “Yes, it most certainly is!”
MOM- “Well this wraps up my podcast! Thank you so much for coming on here and talking to me!”
Yasmin- “Of course! Thank you for having me!”
MOM- “Anytime! Anyways see you listeners next week on.. Creators Around the World where I will be interviewing the creators of the movie Megan!!”
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