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!
I also have been a fan of MTV and their reality shows, especially The Real World. I think it's a bit messy this season when it comes to the camera crew and producers, but it still is entertaining. This week will be the4th or 5th episode and in almost every previous episode, you've noticeably seen the camera crew. You see them darting to try to hide, but they do a horrible job at it. Also, when the producer is interviewing the cast you normally don't hear him/her, but in this season you hear her ask them questions. I'm not sure what their intentions are with showing the crew and producers, but somehow it still has myself & many other people hooked and interested in the season.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I've always had that gut feeling that many of the fights and events in "reality" shows were scripted. And I thank you for confirming that. But, that aside, the fact that reality shows are actually incorporating the producers into them seems like a good decision to me. As you've already mentioned, that takes a step in the direction of believability, rather than reliance upon instances such as the fake "fights". Putting myself in their shoes, especially since practically everything going on is happening in real time, I have a feeling it would be rather difficult to stay out of the shots. Many things could tie into that, from the actual set, to the individuals being recorded. If they happen to get a little unruly, or their behavior becomes erratic, I can see that becoming a problem for filming pretty quickly.
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