Intro Reality TV - Shows & Categories.pptx

1. Representation
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Reality
Unit 4: General Media Production & Analysis

2. Task 6: Reality TV Production
Key Points & FAQs
• Production of a (mock) Reality TV segment that includes at least ONE stereotypical
character.
• Due Week 9, Term 3
• Similar to 1st production task (Part Individually Assessed/Part Group Assessed)
• Run Concurrently with final 2 Theory Tasks (Task 7 & 8) (Double period will be
Practical)
• To be planned/shot/edited during school time/lessons.
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3. Lesson Objective:
For today:
- Students will be able to identify popular reality tv shows
and discuss reasons as to why they are popular with
audiences.
- Leave today with an understanding of what a Stereotype
is, with examples from different categories of Reality Tv.
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5. Activity One:
5m
1) You will be given a set of post-it notes.
2) Your goal is write as many different
Reality Tv titles as you can. One per
Post-it.
3) The team with the most after 5
minutes will win.
No Double ups! E.g. Big Brother US, Big Brother UK, Big Brother Germany etc.
Writing must be legible. Must be a ‘real’ show.

6. DRAMA CRIME SURVIVAL
ROMANCE TALENT MAKEOVER
LIFESTYLE COOKING FASHION
DOCU-SOAP ENTERPRENEUR BIZZARRE
EDUCATIONAL VOYEURISTIC UNICORN

7. STEREOTYPES IN REALITY TV
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Definition: a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person
Have a brief discussion with the person next to you, see if you can come up with an example of a stereotype
May commonly find in one of these categories of Reality Shows.
Survival: (Survivor, Man vs Wild) Romance: (Bachelorette, Beauty & the Geek)
Lifestyle: (The Block, Better Homes &
Gardens)
Cooking: (MasterChef, Hell’s Kitchen)

8. STEREOTYPES IN REALITY TV
Definition: a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person
Have a brief discussion with the person next to you, see if you can come up with an example of a stereotype
May commonly find in one of these categories of Reality Shows.
Survival: (Survivor, Man vs Wild)
Weathered / Dirty
Male Adventurer
Romance: (Bachelorette, Beauty & the Geek)
Ditsy Blonde
Bimbo
Lifestyle: (The Block, Better Homes &
Gardens)
The Bogan Tradie
Larikkin Handyman
Cooking: (MasterChef, Hell’s Kitchen)
The Mum
home-cook
Why do we see the same characters over and over in reality TV shows?

9. Our Next steps…
1) Begin mind-map of ideas for your
Reality TV production (Moodle 6.1)
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A really good way to come up with reality TV show ideas is to combine two pre-existing
shows to make a new idea. Alternatively you can create a spin-off version of an existing
show. E.g. The Real Housewives of Mindarie.
Your idea that you create, however, must have original features and be a ‘new’ product.
You can be silly, but not offensive. Have fun with it!