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Personal Research - Reality TV
Reality TV
Reality shows such as big brother and x factor are still being made today with more and more being created, it seems us as an audience enjoy watching dramatic or humorous situations in which anything could happen.
Watching shows such a 'Im a celebrity get me out of here' shows that as the public we like seeing awkward and painful situations inflicted on people as a form of entertainment. Reality TV has changed the way we view reality forever. With the latest reality show 'The only way is essex' also known as 'TOWIE' becoming an instant hit, and memorable quotes from it such as 'REEM' and 'SHUTTUP' becoming used by fans everywhere, it is clear to see that reality TV is an instant sensation. In some cases many of us wish that what we see on the screen could happen to us and in over cases reality TV makes a mockery of its people in it by putting them in situations where anything could happen and creating over the top scenarios.
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| Shows such as 'The only way is essex' dominating TV. |
Documentaries
Sun, Sex and Suspicous Parents.
It uses long shots, and split screens, so we can see the reactions on the parents when their watching back footage of their children.
Uses talking heads.
Sun, Sex and Suspicous Parents is a Fly on the wall documentary/reality television series aired on BBC 3. It follows the lives, of two different groups of teenagers travelling on their first holiday without their parents, however what they do not know is they are not alone atall and while they think their crazy days at the beach and their boozy nights at the biggest clubs are something their parents will never find out, they are mistakenly wrong and mum and dad are not only watching their every move but are also in the same country as them and sometimes just a few feet away from them.
The show brings mothers and fathers closer with their children as they get up close and personal with them and find out things that will in some cases make them proud but in others extremely upset them.
In one episode parents have to watch their teenage son walking around a foreign country on his own whilst so drunk he kisses another boy, this upsets them. The documentary shows quick edits. and is a fly on the wall documentary.
It has a narrator which talks through it and sometimes makes a mochery in certain scenes. It uses long shots, and split screens, so we can see the reactions on the parents when their watching back footage of their children.
Uses talking heads.
Documentaries
The family
The family is a unique observational series that documents the universal themes of family life, as British families open their doors to viewers.
The family is a fly on the wall documentary which follows the life of an ordianry family doing everyday things. A massive four months worth of filming The Hughes had to be narrowed down into just 8 films.
The documentary shows important things happening in the Hughes family, such as the marriage of the elsdest daughter, Jessica in which we saw emotional scenes involving Jessica's mum Jane feeling vulnrable at the thought of letting her daughter go, we also witnessed the bizzare antics of teen teraway Emily Hughes. We saw footage of them enjoying celebrations such as Christmas and the anniversary of parents Jane and Simon.
Shots included reaction shots, which was put across to show a persons feelings, or in key scenes of the programme.
Shot reverse shot and long shots were also used among the programme.
Pre- recorded music was used over certain scenes, such as parents Jane and Simon having a day in bed was watched with slow music playing, also making the lyrics of the song match what the couple were doing on screen. This had an over the top effect as it made the couple look like a fairytale story. there were certain aspects of mochery.
The family is a unique observational series that documents the universal themes of family life, as British families open their doors to viewers.
The family is a fly on the wall documentary which follows the life of an ordianry family doing everyday things. A massive four months worth of filming The Hughes had to be narrowed down into just 8 films.
The documentary shows important things happening in the Hughes family, such as the marriage of the elsdest daughter, Jessica in which we saw emotional scenes involving Jessica's mum Jane feeling vulnrable at the thought of letting her daughter go, we also witnessed the bizzare antics of teen teraway Emily Hughes. We saw footage of them enjoying celebrations such as Christmas and the anniversary of parents Jane and Simon.
Shots included reaction shots, which was put across to show a persons feelings, or in key scenes of the programme.
Shot reverse shot and long shots were also used among the programme.
Documentary Modes
Expository -The purpose of this documentry mode is to inform and educate the audience about the subject or topic. The camera and crew are normally invisible to the audeience. The documentary is scripted and accompanied by a voice over narration.
Observational -
This is a greater degree of naturalism, its where the camera crew or filmmakers are enabled to record people in their natural enviroment with a minimum of fuss.
Fly on the wall -The aim of this mode is to give the audience a sence of unmediated access to the world. It approaches to blend into the background as the subjects go about their daily business.
Interactive/Reflexive-In this mode the filmmakers presence is fully acknowledged, with the filmmaker often both author and character in his or her movie, often appearing in shot and interacting with other people in the film or programme. The film might offer suprises, play with conventions or aim to provoke reactions from subjects and the audience.
Observational -
This is a greater degree of naturalism, its where the camera crew or filmmakers are enabled to record people in their natural enviroment with a minimum of fuss.
Fly on the wall -The aim of this mode is to give the audience a sence of unmediated access to the world. It approaches to blend into the background as the subjects go about their daily business.
Interactive/Reflexive-In this mode the filmmakers presence is fully acknowledged, with the filmmaker often both author and character in his or her movie, often appearing in shot and interacting with other people in the film or programme. The film might offer suprises, play with conventions or aim to provoke reactions from subjects and the audience.
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