Hello! My name is Cassia Jones and I am currently a high school senior. For my senior cumulative project, I have decided to write, edit, and produce my own fictional podcast, called 404. I have always been passionate about writing and theatre, so I wanted to use this opportunity to create something that challenges and excites me. As I am new to the medium of podcasts, I believe this project will stretch me in many ways creatively. My ultimate goal is to create an end product that I am proud of and believe is a good culmination of my skills and ideas throughout high school.
what will my final product be?
My end product will be a fictional podcast series of 7 5-8 minute episodes. My responsibilities during the production of this podcast will include writing the entirety of the script, casting all seven speaking roles, overseeing rehearsals and recording, finding music and audio, editing together the podcast, and producing and marketing it to the public. The final product is inspired by themes that I have had experience with throughout quarantine and high school, including isolation, mental health, and identity.
blurb for 404
Eleanor, an IT tech and recent college graduate, does not live on her own, despite what her neighbors might think. She lives with her beloved cat Blue, a poetic AI named Sam who’s fallen into disuse, and two inhuman, pesky entities with violently clashing personalities. In a world much like our own where “infestations” like these are commonplace in people’s homes, Eleanor must navigate isolation, friendships, identity, and her own wellbeing in order to stay afloat when all that is unknown is trying to do the opposite.