The reality is, every episode of "Jersey Shore" or "Keeping up With the Kardashians" is a marvel of television editing. While shooting an episode, producers shoot hundreds of hours of footage, that eventually have to be condensed to a meager 42 minutes. this means that, while what occurs on a reality show may be authentics, it is often manipulated and sequenced to the liking of producers. Portions of one scene may be edited with segments of another, to manufacture a completely false dramatic situation. After all, what producers are most concerned with is the number viewers, and consequently more drama means more spectators.
But then again, if it's entertaining and fun to watch, does it matter if it's real or not?
2 comments:
This is a really good call Pedro, we sometimes forget to consider how much footage is actually used, compared to the amount of stuff that actually happens. Not to mention 85% is dialog.
You both make really great point here Pedro and Nick. Pedro- It's true about the immense amount of editing that goes into the show and the piecing together of scenes. This is an interesting fact to bring up.
And Nick- you also bring up an interesting point when you mention how much dialogue is included in these shows. Looking back, I realized that over half of many RTV episodes are voiced over and include interviews with cast members interspersed throughout.
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