That’s it, y’all. That’s the end of semester. I’m partly really glad it’s over and partly really sad that I will probably never have a class where I get to watch comedy news segments every lesson. (side note – thanks for a really fun semester, Ruth).

I’m really proud of the work we accomplished throughout and at the conclusion of The Right News. Considering we only had three people consistently present during our meetings (no shade – the others helped behind the scenes in their own way), we pulled off a really high quality final piece.

We really lucked out with the quality of our filming equipment. This eased a lot of the pressure and stress that would’ve been present, given the physical restraints on movement. We were able to produce something that I feel would not feel out of place on late night television. The graphics worked really well in adding to the dialogue, and I think we chose our cutaways well. Through clever writing, timing, and acting, we successfully satirised the right-wing media’s attack on Dan Andrews. The call to action and ‘change of heart’ of the anchor played an important role in emphasising the ludicrousness of the state of the media, and made it quite obvious that the piece was indeed satire and parody.

If we had the time and opportunity to rework this piece, the addition of some sound effects to reproduce the effect of a live audience may have worked well. This is an idea that we discussed, but in the end we felt the absence would work well given the majority of the piece is from the right-wing perspective. However, some canned laughter at certain points may have been beneficial in signifying and cueing jokes. I also believe the timing of the graphics could have been more tight, however that is just nit-picking.

As said, I’m really proud of the work we produced. I think it is funny, on topic, and well executed. It was a pleasure working with my group, and the level of organisation we had throughout the duration made the project far less daunting and far more fun. So thank you!