9. Reality TV: a sub genre Britain’s Got Talent 1. Reality Talent Format: Competition – auditions, tension, conflict, skills development A format – recognisable, familiar, same but different Talent (or not) Celebrity judges, real-life personal stories or journeys Anyone can enter A long-term process building to a mega-event A vote and a winner
10. Reality TV: a sub genre The Family 2. Docusoap a hybrid of observational documentary and soap opera Format and Examples: Vets in Practice: narratives around vets, suffering pets, and their owners and the drama, highs and lows of the daily life of a veterinary practice. Traffic Cops: motorway stories, seen from the point of view of the daily work of traffic police. The Family : 28-camera set-up records the minutiae of everyday family life over 8 months. Massively edited into a highly constructed narrative. Series 1 observational with voiceover, focusing on small moments of family conflict set entirely within the home; Series 2 incorporates talking heads, interview and more continuing story strands, with external footage. Click for The Family (clip 1) ; Click for The Family (clip 2) .
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