Unit 20 - Intro

10 Facts about Everything Everything -  A Fever Dream 1. Genre  The album A Fever Dream by Everything Everything is put into a relatively new, unheard of and interesting genre. It comes into the genre known as nerd-rock / pop rock. It takes a spin on the classic pop music you would hear on the radio.  2. Hidden Messages In their songs, Jonathan Higgs, lead singer of the band, tries to add in hidden messages or or meaning to the song. In all of their albums, they've done this and now fans love to search through the songs to find these hidden messages. 3. The Hidden Messages in A Fever Dream Trump vs facts (‘Big Game’, ‘Run The Numbers’), community divisions (‘Put Me Together’, ‘A Fever Dream’), slacktivism and trolling (‘Ivory Tower’) – and, possibly worst of all, defeatism (‘New Deep’, ‘White Whale’) 4. Vocal Range Jonathan  Higgs is the lead singer in the band, as I mentioned before. A lot of people would agree that the band got...

How to make a good Podcast 1. Try not to pause or have big areas of no sound 2. Keep it going like a conversation, make it natural 3. Make notes/a script before recording around what you want to talk about. 4. Get the listener involved, bring up relatable topics 5. Good quality microphone 6. Keep any guests involved, ask them questions and let them ask you questions 7. Don't go off on a tangent. 8. Keep your language engaging and clear, don't keep talking about the same point 9. Don't interrupt guests 10. Give context and explain what you're talking about to keep viewers interested and let them understand.

Which product did you decide on? Everything Everything - Fever Dream What did other people say about it? Most people said they hadn't heard it, but the few people who did said they enjoyed it, but it wasn't as good as their older albums. What do you like/dislike about it? I loved the album, some of their older albums had some better songs, but the songs in a fever dream were amazing. They use weird and clever effects that most artists wouldn't use.

Vox Pop Tips 1. Smile, people won't stop if you don't look welcoming 2. Learn to take rejection, they might not be comfortable 3. Listen to them, you can pick up interesting facts 4. Ask open questions, e.g. what, why, who? 5. Speak to a variety of people Interview Second Take When I went up to people, I tried to smile and have a cheery voice to seem approachable and friendly.  I didn't get rejected luckily, but if I did I was ready to tell them that it was ok and to not worry. I listened and tried to let them talk for as long as they wanted. If they seemed to be struggling, I'd help them by asking another question or adding on to what they were saying.  All my questions started with what, how or would. I did this so that whoever I asked couldn't reply with a quick simple yes or no. It meant they would have to try and answer more diversely.  When finding people to interview, I didn't cancel anyone out, and I would occasionally try to find someone of...

Music Used in Podcast Music  Intro Music: Potsu x Lando! - Breakfast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHUUfLj-JFA&list=PL6NdkXsPL07IbXr-jMNJk0WUFej0-XDzY&index=1 Aso - Loungin' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLUrYRUxvEY&list=PL6NdkXsPL07IbXr-jMNJk0WUFej0-XDzY&index=2 Outro Music: Aso - Loungin' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLUrYRUxvEY&list=PL6NdkXsPL07IbXr-jMNJk0WUFej0-XDzY&index=2 Potsu x Lando! - Breakfast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHUUfLj-JFA&list=PL6NdkXsPL07IbXr-jMNJk0WUFej0-XDzY&index=1