The RTV show that I have decided to analyze is Man vs Wild.
Now, the clip is only a 2 min excerpt and it may gross you out. It's Bear Grylls in the desert, and it is an excerpt/commentary on him surviving/cooling off by drinking his own urine so don't watch if you don't want to.
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/man-vs-wild-urine-as-hydration.html
1. Purpose- It is used as a means to educate and raise awareness of what to do in the wild. In this episode/excerpt Bear Grylls is showing us tips and tricks of how to maintain and sustain when stuck in the desert.
2. Audience- Due to the fact that when things rough, you gotta rough it up also, I feel the audience is geared more towards males rather than females. This excerpt especially shows how "rugged" things can get as Bear ends up drinking his own urine and sometimes people (more so women than men) get grossed out about stuff like that.
3. Author/Speaker- Discovery channel is the one who broadcasts this show. I feel like they tend to put on shows which can educate, even if the information is quirky. Discovery channel, discovering things, self explanatory, need I say more?
4. Genre- Genre?... well, I guess it is adventure? or outdoors/wilderness? not sure if that IS a genre...
5. Structure- The filming is done by a camera man but also Bear Grylls himself as well. Both a third person view as well as a first person documentary style show. I feel they do this to emphasize an individual's thought process and help put the message out about how you will be ALONE most likely; also adds to rugged adventure-y type feeling of the show.
6. Font- Rugged, expresses the ruggedness of the show. Brings out the inner "wild" side in a person by making the font rugged as well. You definitely wouldn't want pink letters as it would detract from the show.
4 comments:
Bear Grylls is the man! I'd like to add hikers/outdoor enthusiasts to the type of audience the show is intended for. The show definitely wouldn't be as "rugged" with pink font. Overall, a clever and good humored analysis.
I just want to say i love the title ahahaha. that is all :)
I like how you questioned if it really is a genre at all... Bear Grylls is the man and should be categorized in a genre completely on his own.
I like the summary and all the points you made about the show. It is an awesome show and it shows you some really cool stuff. I agree in that I don't know what genre it is either because it is its own category.
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