Infotainment Shows (999)
Docusoaps (Traffic Cops, The Family)
Lifestyle programmes (Freaky Eaters)
The Social Experiment Show (Wife Swap, Blood Sweat and T-Shirts, Secret Millionaire, Ladette to Lady)
The reality talent show (Britain's Got Talent, X-Factor)
The reality game show (Big Brother, I'm a celebrity...)
What genre are the following reality TV shows?
TASK: Choose one of the above Reality TV shows. How are we (the audience) positioned within the TV show? Who do we side with? Who are the good people? Who are the bad people? How does the voice-over encourage the audience to side with certain people? How does the editing combine the music, voiceover and images to generate a response from the audience?
List your thoughts under the following headings:
Locations - where do the cameras film? Why?
Mise-en-scene - what are the people wearing? Why? What information does the way people are dressed give the audience? What assumptions might the audience make about the people featured?
Editing - How do the TV Production company combine images, voice-over, filmed footage, titles, music etc? Why do you think they have chosen the particular combination of images, music etc?
Reality - In your opinion is the programme a true reflection of these people's lives?
Audience - In your opnion who is the target audience for the programme?
Broadcast - What channel was the programme broadcast on? What time was the programme broadcast on?
Production - Which company made the programme? Has the company made any other Reality TV shows? If so are they similar to the one you have looked at?
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