Monday, November 30, 2009

First "Teenage Stereotypes" podcast design

1. Has to be published
2. At least one picture for the final podcast slideshow
3. Has to be about being a teenager

My first idea for a podcast is first of all entirely audio - no video, maybe a simple slideshow of pictures for this one. I would also like to make it into a multi-episode series, with very short 2-3mn features on each "teenage stereotype". Here are the stereotypes I would be featuring in each podcast episode:
  1. The Jocks
  2. The Nerds
  3. The Geeks
  4. The Queen Bees
  5. The Tomboys
  6. The Emos and Goths
  7. The Outcasts and the Wannabes
To come up with this list, I asked people what were the first stereotypes that came to their mind when I asked them about teenage stereotypes. In this design, I would like to focus on what teenagers think of stereotypes and how they fit/don't fit, as well as which effects this might have on them. I would also like to compare the effect stereotypes might have in Mongolia compared to other countries. I think the number of different people from different nationalities we have in our international school makes stereotypes less important here, and I would like to learn about how experiences of stereotypes abroad differ from when you live in a "mainland" country.

All of the episodes would be 3-4 minutes long, with more of the "news brief" format than the sitcom one. To keep some linearity, they would all be following this outline:
  • Music, quick introduction along the lines of "teenage stereotype of the day"
  • A short interview of a teenager explaining what the stereotype is in their opinion
  • 1 example of the stereotype being relayed in movies
  • A somewhat longer interview of a teenager who believes him/herself to be that stereotype, and the reactions s/he has experienced because of this, how true s/he believes that stereotype is
  • Explanation of the consequences putting people under that group might have
  • Conclusion, thanks for listening and credits for people interviewed
I will be interviewing my classmates as well as other people in ISU, without mentioning teenagers I have met abroad and who I can record over Skype or some other product. The explanations and introductions will be done by myself.

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