If you had asked me initially how much it would take to put together a segment for a comedy news piece, I would have never thought it would take six weeks from start to end to put one together. The entire process has changed my opinion on how it is put together, especially when we were thrown into the studio. Having to coordinate the right graphic or FX up onto the screen or getting the cameras in the right position and so much more. Not just on the floor, the pre-production stage required us to find images, videos & other information to make it easier for the writer to put together a script. Overall, mad kudos to those who do this for a living because it’s such a task.
In this week’s class, it was time to put everything we’ve worked over the last month and a half to produce a short comedy news piece on the legalisation of marijuana as part of our class exercise to get prepare us for our final assessment towards the end of the semester. I wasn’t as nervous as I was during the first rehearsal in week 5 because it was the first time I was thrown into the bigger studio (studio A) than studio C and it was like a whole new world (okay not really).
During the first half of the studio, Ruth had asked us if our views on comedy news has changed from the first studio we had to us in week 6. To me, I think it’s when the host tries to implement his/her views on the topic but in a comedic fashion. I know I mentioned John Oliver before in the start but that’s because he’s the only one I do watch from time to time on YouTube. Yes, he does have a dark humour which can offend those who aren’t familiar with that type of humour but he does get his point across.
After the first half of the studio, we went into Studio A to shoot the final take of our comedy news segment. I was feeling more confident than before coming into the session because:
- My group got to go second so we didn’t have to set up (yeah that’s the only reason).
I would like to try a different role for Assignment Four, like lighting manager or being the floor manager because I never really imagined myself taking up that role. Being a floor manager requires me to be in control and demand others to do whatever is being said in the control room. I feel like I need to get out of my comfort zone and try something new. But at the same time, I also would not mind sticking to be a camera operator just because I enjoyed being one for the first class exercise.