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When approaching this task, after a lot of the feedback taken on by last week’s Parody sketch, the course of our direction became fairly clear. We aimed to utilize higher standards of production, renting cameras and mics, though more so focusing on the subtleties of the genre; expected for satire, the same way it differs from parody. Our sketch ‘GoonCoin’ highlights the instability of the cryptocurrency world through a grounded lens of a financier’s news segment. In which, the chaos of the titular GoonCoins’ price wreaks havoc on the presenter’s calm demeanor expected of the role. As Caterson (2005) puts, ‘The most effective satire is ridicule of the most knowledgeable and intimate kind”. It was with this mindset, that I had pitched the idea, that a subject of such volatility would be opened to a critical lens when put in a (albeit extrapolated), formal, business review context. By exaggerating a detracting feature of the concept, its volatility, this would prove ripe terrain for humorous exchanges between our two hosts and a moral as of our beliefs on it.

Due to edits and slimming for time-saving reasons, some of our ulterior perspectives for its upsides had to be cut, which would’ve shown a less biased approach to the task, however given technical restraints we were forced to remove this concept. Caterson raised good points about how Australian satire has an air of acerbity, and cruelty about it. When reading this, I felt this actually applies to a lot of how I view my own methods of producing comedy, as I am always one for finding a barb and critical stance on a subject through a lens of humour. I feel this sketch is really no different.

I feel for next time, based on our technical dramas, I will shape the conceptual idea I bring to the table to be more simple, straightforward, and direct. Guaranteeing that production woes in regards to length are minimized, but also that the core joke is highlighted without too much filler. This is my new goal.

Citations;

Caterson S (2005) A Preposterous Life, Griffith REVIEW, Accessed 13 April 2024. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/ielapa.418026005601603