Monday, March 13, 2006

From Natalie

Discussion Part

Q: What is the background psychology of reality TV shows appear?
--High crime rates, declining of private and public morality, culture of cynicism "a sneering fault-finder."犬儒主義(泛指一種冷漠、嘲諷、自以為什麽都知道,于是否定一切的一種態度)àa commitment to common values, whether political or religious has attenuated
--Heavy television viewers were more likely to see the world as an intimating and threatening place than the light viewersàassociated with civic ignorance, cynicism and lessened political involvement

Q:What is the reason of the insatiable of demand for reality show?
--The traditional TV programmed format are overwhelm
--Narrative well has run dry
--Entertainment
--Voyeurism(窺淫狂症)
--Traffics in anxieties
--Realistic fashion
--Build up a “Brand you”form of individualism
--Reinforce a traditional sense of community(ex:Trust)
--“active audience”

Q:Do you think there is any community on reality TV shows?
--Community emphasis a commitment to a set of shared values, a sense of belonging to and an identification with a group on a place(Young,1990)
àvarious narrative contrivance which reality TV programmed use :
For community:1)direct invocation--Survivor:16 contestants creating two “new society”
--somber music, slow motion camera work and close-up shots enhance and underline the emotional power of the community
--the losing contestant is voted out by the others, like with the principles of democracy(The tribe spoke: You must leave the Area immediately) like “ANTM” models must packing up their belongings before the judgments
2)Indirect evocations—community frequent discussions of the trust
3)Narrative contrivances—produce a desire effect
--a standard convention of the programmed feature(showing their concern or frustration, sleeping side by side, getting mail…)

Against community:1)direct invocation -tension around the contestant(prize, voting out)
2)Indirect evocations—race, class or sexuality stereotype
3)Narrative contrivances—offer as private asides by a contestant to the camera(ANTM etc)overhear two contestants whispering

Q: Why voting each other off per episode?
--Excitement
--It may also reflect a sense of community that focus less on share values or geographical place, and instead is defined y technology and audience membership, invisible electronic network(audience can entering into a web community to support their favorite model


Q: Is the ethic standard important in reality show?
--Case of lesbian Kim makes love with other contestant in the show VS a girl don’t want to cut her hair in the competition

Q: What is the reason of those kind of girl join the ANTM?
--The prize
--Self-development--The passion of performance in the stage

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