Media Studies @ Bideford College

Reality TV

EMC_RealityTV_Powerpoint1 : Definitions, history, and a time-line.

Video Clips:  

What is Reality TV?

Reality TV – Formats and Variations

The Development of Reality TV

BBC and Commercial Reality Shows

How Reality TV is Changing Other Factual Programmes

Reality TV Audiences

Three Important Aspects of Reality TV

Celeb Big Brother Race Row

Are Contestants Treated Well?

Brat Camp: Are the Broadcasters Responsible?

I’m A Celebrity – Get Me Out Of Here!

Young, Dumb

Practical Production Briefs

Guidance

Research:

• British Films – what is a ‘British’ film? The setting? The actors? The Director? The funding?

• The notion of ‘independence’ in film making.

• UK Film Council

• BARB (British Audience Research Bureau)

• Typical film budgets in Hollywood and in the UK.

• Film marketing.

• Codes and conventions of film trailers.

• The meaning of ‘niche’ (Morris: A Life with Bells on)

Magazines – two different magazine titles, film specialist magazines, or possibly other titles depending on the article you intend to create.

Please note: this is not an exhaustive list.  There may be other areas you should consider.

Research – Film Trailer

Analyse at least one film trailer, preferably a British film aimed at a niche audience if you can.

What are the conventions of typical film trailers?

Does this vary when you consider: film genre, target audience, budget?

How does the trailer communicate to the audience? Consider camera shots, angles, movement, sound, narrator, mise-en-scene.

Magazine

You must produce two features, for two different magazines e.g. a film magazine, and a title aimed at men or women, or a title aimed at women, and one aimed at men.

Choose two titles, and analyse them carefully.  Who is the target audience?  How do you know?  What is the house style?

Production

Film: Have you included the relevant textual information? Is the spelling correct? Is it exactly two minutes?  Is it appropriate for your target audience?  Is it carefully edited, paying attention to detail?

Magazine: What will your article be about?  What will suit the target audience best? Does the production match the house style of your chosen magazines?  Are the images of sufficiently high quality?  Is your spelling correct?  Is the text lined up correctly?