After the Easter holidays, we recorded short news segments in the studio. It was an interesting experience working with professional equipment, as last year, we had to rely on whatever equipment we had at home. I felt like I was able to translate last year’s lessons to using the equipment in the studio. I also enjoyed working in different roles while other groups were recording their pieces.
We chose our story for a number of reasons. It’s a fairly complex story that has a complex verdict. This gave us an extra challenge for us to make the piece informative and engaging. Also, we wanted to avoid topics about COVID-19. While it’s relevant and would work well as a video, we just wanted something a bit different.
We wanted to examine the different definitions of what would be considered a subsidy, and how the differentiation can be deliberately used to misinform the public.
I believe that our piece was successful at communicating the difficult topic of subsidies as something concise and entertaining, but still detailed and informative. Sticking to the time guideline of 1.5-2 minutes was difficult when looking at the subject, but I think it’s the best amount of time for a video like this.
As the graphics computer and EVS machine malfunctioned, I edited the footage to add in the graphics and fades that we originally intended on using. If I was to edit this further, I would add some footage showing Matt Canavan’s quote with some B-roll, as well as some detailed graphics to go with the script.
To be honest, I feel like I could have contributed more to writing the script. As Callum originally thought that he was not going to make it to class, he offered to write the script for the task. While it can be difficult to work on a group assignment remotely, written work is probably one of the easiest things to work on collaboratively.
I watched Tom and James’ video based on Clive Palmer’s vocal skepticism of the COVID-19 vaccine. I appreciated that Tom was able to give a brief background of the issues preceding Palmer’s comments, as well as the early issues leading up to what has become a turbulent vaccine rollout in Australia. The segment was split up into different parts, reducing the risk of confusion from attempting to communicate different facts and details at the same time. Tom’s performance was clear and well-paced.