In class, we spoke about Bassem Youssef who had his own late-night comedy show. In his documentary, it depicts the toll it takes on him and his own family due to him being outspoken against the Egyptian regime. We see how the dictatorship would censor criticisms towards them. This lead me to reflect on our topic of Hong Kong. I realise that us talking about this issue in this format would not be permitted if it was aired in China. Satire can only be performed safely when it is in a country with free speech. I appreciated our position a lot more after seeing the effects it had on Bassem Youssef.

In the studio, we continued to build on the script we had in our prototype shoot. In preparation, I went through the script and created corresponding graphics and any relevant EVS footage. After running through what we have so far, we noticed so issues with the script so far. Due to the 10-12 minutes time constraint we had, we had to be concise with the content. We then worked on the script further. During our discussions, we thought that we should remove parts that do not directly relate to the topic, such as our detour about 50 cent.

We considered how we wanted to close out the segment. Looking at John Oliver, he often ends his segments on a call to action. We also considered using EVS footage as a way of closing. This EVS footage would be a parody of the Mulan trailer that would act as a climax which summarises our coverage of the issue and entertain the viewers at the same time. Moving forward, we want to focus more on the script that will fill up more of the time that focuses more on the issue. At the same time, we will work on how we want to conclude the segment.