The reading this week by Harrington highlights some features of Australian satirical late-night shows and how they differ from their American counterparts. Personally, this difference was quite noticeable in their respective comedic style. Mad as Hell for example, often dives into the absurd with their props, design or costumes, having guests dressed up as a Kraken or playing an exaggerated version of a media corporation. The American counterparts, in contrast, are more traditional in their delivery. John Oliver rarely hosts other guests or move around in this set, the content is focused on his comments and critiques of the news. In these ways, I agree with Harrington’s view that Australian satirical late-night shows do not conform to the standards of American satire shows.

This week’s practical lesson allowed me to put all my preparation into play. By positioning the graphics in their final positions prior, importing them into Xpression studios was a breeze. Likewise for our EVS footage, with enough time before our session began, we were able to convert the files into the correct file type and ingest them into the server.

During the session, I wanted to operate graphics, since I already have an idea of their timing. However, just in case, I printed a copy of the script and marked up the exact time when a graphic change is needed.

A key question arises after the conclusion of our session. How do we continue with this prototype until the end of the semester? The end of the prototype video is quite abrupt, and perhaps it is best that we kept it as such. Dealing with a developing issue meant that if we complete the script in week 6, it would be outdated by week 12. Additionally, more new content will require more graphics and EVS footage, if these content “expire”, the graphics and EVS footage will also be obsolete. Keeping these in mind, we should include events with a sense of conclusiveness to them, therefore making the final script to not have any redundancy.