Dog Park Adjacent - Metadata Checklist

Dog Park Adjacent - Metadata Checklist

Decisions Made ✅

  • Format: Hybrid (Audio in Git LFS + Video links to Vimeo)
  • Budget: $5/month Git LFS
  • Chapter 2: Downloading from Vimeo now
  • Future Enhancement: Add narration for silent parts

Still Need - Priority 2 Questions

1. Podcast Category

Choose one primary + one subcategory from Apple Podcasts:

Suggested Options:

  • TV & Film (primary)
    • Film History
    • Film Reviews
    • Film Interviews
  • Fiction (primary)
    • Drama
    • Science Fiction
    • Comedy Fiction
  • Arts (primary)
    • Visual Arts
    • Performing Arts
  • Society & Culture (primary)
    • Documentary

My Recommendation: TV & Film > Film History (Since it’s your self-taught film school project documenting your journey)

What category sounds best to you?

2. Explicit Content Flag

Does the show contain:

  • Strong language/profanity
  • Adult themes

  • Mature content

  • Yes - Explicit (will be marked as explicit in podcast directories)
  • No - Clean (no explicit content warning)

What should the explicit flag be?

3. Contact Email

What email should appear in the RSS feed for:

  • Podcast platform contact
  • Listener inquiries
  • Technical/support issues

Options:

Which email?

4. Show Artwork

Podcast directories require:

  • Minimum: 1400×1400 pixels (JPG, <512KB)
  • Recommended: 3000×3000 pixels (high-res)
  • Square (1:1 aspect ratio)

Do you have artwork?

  • Yes - I have artwork ready (provide path)
  • No - Extract a frame from the video as temporary artwork
  • No - I’ll create custom artwork later

If no, I can extract a representative frame from one of the chapters to use as cover art.

Do you have artwork, or should I create temporary artwork?

5. Show Description (Long Form)

Current short description:

“A 138-minute feature film that explores the lives of two men trying to buy a house in Southern California”

For the RSS feed, we need a longer description (2-4 paragraphs). Here’s a draft:

Draft Description:

Dog Park Adjacent is a self-taught film school project turned feature film,
chronicling a personal journey through independent filmmaking in 2024.

This 138-minute feature explores the lives of two men navigating the
challenges of buying a house in Southern California, told across eight
chapters that blend drama, observation, and cinematic experimentation.

Created by @stovak as a learning experience in all aspects of filmmaking -
from writing and directing to editing and production - this serial showcases
the evolution of a first-time filmmaker's craft.

Each chapter stands as both a complete story and part of a larger narrative,
combining the intimate scale of independent cinema with ambitious storytelling.

Does this description work, or would you like to revise it?

6. Episode Descriptions

Each episode needs a description. Currently we only have chapter titles.

Current Chapters:

  1. Requiem for a Fruit Fly
  2. Requiem for a Don
  3. Requiem for Full Time Employment
  4. Requiem for Journalism
  5. Prelude to Something Proven
  6. Aria for an Expat Enclave
  7. Etude for a Meet Cute
  8. Sonata for Secrets

Options:

  • You write them - You provide 1-2 sentence description per chapter
  • I generate them - I can draft descriptions based on the titles/themes
  • Add later - Use chapter titles only for now, add descriptions later

What’s your preference?

7. Copyright/License

  • © 2024 @stovak - All Rights Reserved
  • Creative Commons (which type?)
  • Other: _______

What copyright notice?

8. Website URL

For the RSS feed element:

  • https://stovak.net/dog-park-adjacent.html (current page)
  • Separate website for the project
  • Your main site: https://stovak.net

Which URL?

9. Language

  • en-us (English - United States)
  • Other: _______

Language code?

10. Podcast Type

  • Episodic - Episodes can be consumed in any order
  • Serial - Episodes must be consumed in order (story continues)

Recommendation: Serial (since it’s a continuous narrative)

Which type?

Quick Answers Format

To make this easy, you can just answer with numbers:

1. Category: TV & Film > Film History
2. Explicit: No
3. Email: [email protected]
4. Artwork: Create temporary from video
5. Description: Use the draft (or provide your own)
6. Episode descriptions: Generate them
7. Copyright: © 2024 @stovak - All Rights Reserved
8. Website: https://stovak.net/dog-park-adjacent.html
9. Language: en-us
10. Type: Serial

Just give me your answers and I’ll proceed with setup!

While You’re Answering…

I’m working on:

  • ✅ Downloading Chapter 2 from Vimeo (in progress)
  • ⏳ Will extract audio from all 8 chapters once download completes
  • ⏳ Will create repository structure
  • ⏳ Will set up Git LFS

Estimated time to have podcast feed ready: 3-4 hours (mostly extraction time)