pitch

Overview Brief– My podcast is about how society needs to change, I talk about BLM and how far we have come with it already and how far we still must go. I also talk about Sexual Assault and include some real cases people have been put through. This must change.

Why?– I wanted to talk about the minorities, especially for the people who don’t have a voice. I know what it’s like to feel helpless and not want to talk about things (with my mental health issues) and I don’t want anyone to be in that situation, so I think it is important to keep people aware of what is happening pretty much every day even if it isn’t seen as a “trend” on social media anymore. Giving people a voice means that if other people have been through similar things especially with the sexual assault side of things it means they can see that they aren’t alone. It also is a way of keeping the issues alive as much as I can, it can keep the conversations going. And if it changes one person’s views on either situation into a more positive supporting light, then that’s good enough for me.

Inspirations and Research- I like the idea of mixing the serious talk with some music, it then gives people time to breathe and relax a minute. I took this from Radio shows; however, they normally have an equal amount of talking and songs whereas I just want to use a few as an interval way. I also think asking my audience questions will be a good way of involving them and keeping them interested. ​

My audience is based mainly around Sexual Assault cases now, the plan is too including a few of them so people can see how bad it used to be. I’m also going to talk about the Sarah Everard case. Another very important thing to me is the statistics so I can back up my words and again show people how bad this really is, I also think it’s important to talk about how they are not alone or weak for not wanting to talk about it, it’s up to when they feel safe and ready. ​

I need to do more research about BLM, I want to talk about how it’s not a trend and some people on social media are treating it that way and I don’t think they realize that they are. The main things I want to talk about in that section are; George Floyd and how he was the kickstart to BLM coming back into light May 25th, 2020, More similar cases of people who were wrongly killed by the police (mention The Hate U Give), I want to shed more light on how far we have already come and talk about the history of Segregation and Rosa Parks, I also think it’s important to talk about the Edward Colston statue being teared down in Bristol, and talking about how much damage that has done.​

Breakdown– I want to keep the minority issues very much alive and in people’s faces. We can’t let the BLM and Sexual Assault issues drop anymore; We can’t treat them like trends that are only relevant when we want them to be, there is a time these need to change, and that time is now. ​

I want to start off by telling people what we will be talking about, so they have a warning, I am going to play a song which then gives people the time to decide if they want to listen to the podcast or not. After the song I’ll explain that we will be talking about the BLM issues and how people have been affected by that and how far we have come but again how far we must go. Then I will play some more songs so people can either unwind from that and prepare themselves for the next bit, tune out/in, or talk it over with someone if they’re listening to it in groups. Then just in case new people have joined and don’t want to hear the next bit I will reremind people what I am talking about just in case, I will then talk about that at the end I will play more music so people can leave on a higher note, It means the information is in their head, but they have some songs to listen to as well. 

Characters- I want to include myself and someone else so I can bounce of them for creativity, It also means that I can get a different opinion on the situations with, I also want to talk to my friends and see if I can get some of their stories and opinions so it’s like doing a live interview but not quite because again getting more opinions. Mainly it will be me talking.

Style– The style of my product is going to be mainly serious; I want to talk about films to do with both topics, songs and the actual news. But I want some more light-hearted moments, so it isn’t all hard to listen. I think the contrast will also make it more interesting and keep people intrigued and they won’t get bored. 

Audience– My main audience is people between the age 14-18,  I want more people to be able to learn about the issues that make our world the way that it is. It also means that we can bring up conversations around people who already know about it, it can also be shown to younger viewers because they can be made aware of the world as well.