"The Real world" + production crew

Being  a fan of MTV most of my life I have been a fan of most of their reality shows. Some of their most famous reality shows, include Jersey Shore, Laguna Beach, The Hills, and The Real world. Although I am fully aware that most of these shows are indeed NOT real, the addiction continued throughout my entire high school life and is still present. One particular show I admired was "The Real world". A show that bring seven strangers into a house to live in for four months while cameras follow them throughout the journey. Just like any other reality show, it probably deals with a lot of fake situations and the producers most likely set up most of what happens "realistically". In fact, for the once was reality show "The Hills" one of the main characters, Audrina Partridge, recently admitted to E!News that the producers set her up to visit a famous restaurant in California where she would eventually see one of her known enemies, Kristin, also there. Partridge admitted to E! that she quickly went to the door only to find it locked by the producers and when she tried to escape, the producers told her she could not leave until her and Kristin got into a fake fight. This of course was all hidden from the viewers of the specific reality show, The Hills, until after several years of the show being over and only by a cast member and not the producers themselves. It is obvious why the producers chose to keep this hidden as well as themselves hidden from the show itself but it seems as if today's recent reality shows, including The Real World, have chosen to not completely eliminate the production team from being viewed on the shows. I was watching the most recent "The Real World" show on MTV, which has only aired three full episodes so far, and noticed that the camera men are shown throughout the entire segment as well as the voices of the producers that ask the members of the house questions for interviews that run during the episode. The producers are just a part of the show as the cast is in this season of The Real World. This is the first time MTV has allowed something like to happen judging by the other reality shows. Even with the most popular reality show, Jersey Shore, the camera men and producers would get yelled at if they were shown on the episode accidentally. I thought it was both odd and interesting that MTV incorporated the producers this time around in The Real World as part of the show because it almost makes the show a little bit more realistic to viewers such as I. 

Real World episode example Here is a recap of one of the episodes this season. You can see a clip of the camera men being shown and a quick clip of the producers speaking during in interview.

Full episode This is the most recent full episode of the Real World where you can see the producers interact the entire time with the cast!

"Her"

Thursday night I went to see Spike Jonze's new film Her. Cast all delivered fantastic performances. Joaquin Phoenix portrayal of Theodore Twombly, the film's protagonist, is award worthy. The humanity displayed in his performance is captivating, I really felt for him through out the movie. His chemistry with the disembodied voice of Scarlett Johansson was pretty magical. The fact that one of the major characters was mostly represented by her voice and a small cellphone like device, is one of the most interesting parts of the film. I feel Jonze made a brave decision to write this film and I believe it paid off and it makes a very engrossing story. The plot is laid out as sort of an existential love story that explores the relationship between humans and their computers through the life of a man who falls in love with artificial intelligent operating system. Beyond the main plot the set design and concept presented a realistic presentation of the not so distant future. The vibrant color pallet and playful cinematography enhanced my experience through out the picture. Much like his last work, Where The Wild Things Are, the camera helps the audience experience the film through the point of view of the main protagonist. Much of the success of the piece is due to the first person feel. The only down side to it is how uncomfortable some of the more awkward parts of the story are. Despite the few uncomfortable moments I would recommend this film to any of you.