How does Hill define reality TV?
How did Hill define reality tv? commonly that reality tv are described
to have a range of popular factual programmes, as in fact that there are a few
varieties of styles and techniques that associates with reality tv, as which a
few examples such as non-professional actors, unscripted dialogues, surveillance
footages, handheld-cams, and seeing events reveals to what’s been happening in
front of the camera as over the decades the reality programmes has been
developed in terms of its genre’s. to look back that Hill also mentions that “the
early stages of the genre, reality TV was associated with on-scene footage of
law and order, or emergency services.” (Hill, 2005)
As in recent reality tv shows it is now associated with anything and
everything, from a wide range from people, pets, from birth to death. And furthermore
Hill also states that “the process of categorizing reality TV highlights the
inherent problems for the television industry,scholars, and audiences in defining
genre…as with multiple generic participation and constant regeneration.” Hill
(2005) as hill discussed some following sections regarding to reality tv as
which to consist in terms by the Tele industry, the audiences highlights etc.
As television industry is an area where to chart the changing genre’s of
reality tv. as it increases its new formats as broadcasting, news, current
affairs and documentaries. In observation that the public service and the
commercial networks can continue to flourish its popularities in factual
programming as such without diminishing the traditional facts regarding its
programmes.
As reality TV became categorized under a few headings as for examples a
reality gameshows it categorized to be in as Entertainment such as (fear
factor) and another such a lifestyle programmes it comes under lifestyle
category (my house my castle) and the lists keeps going. Thus the
classification for the genre’s is dependent on what companies they are working
for within the television industry.
As in terms of Tele Audiences as Hill states that “given the variety of
categories for reality TV used within the television industry, and by
television scholars, it is no surprise that television audiences have several definitions
for reality programming.” Hill (2005). As the definitions of reality programmes
such as people programme, documentaries of the real life etc. as the viewers perceive
the general contents of a popular factual programmes. In this case that for
example as cameras follow people around, and also people getting evicted etc.
as Hill states that “when conducting audience research with viewers of reality
TV, one of the first issues to overcome was to find a neutral category for
reality programmes. As such that viewers were left to define reality programmes
and discussions are often targeted of when a programme is on TV. and also from
this it illustrates the significance of scheduling and the subgenres within the
programmes to target the audience awareness and evaluate of popular factual
televisions.
Reference
Hill, A. (2005) The reality genre. In A. Hill, Reality TV: Audiences
and Popular Factual Television. (pp. 14 – 40). Oxon: Routledge.
Hey Lois! Just wondering, have you ever thought about how 'real' is reality TV?
ReplyDeleteWell, I think that 'how real' would depend on what kind of show it is. and I believe that as long as there is a camera shooting around people, it wouldn't be one hundred percent real because there might be some editions by producers and ordinary people may not act as genuine as the reality in front of the camera I guess. For example, one season of 'The Real World' was filmed over three months but only 13 half-hour episodes were aired with the rest of them edited. Sometimes while I'm watching one of reality shows, in some parts, I find things that I doubt. So, it doesn't seem to be as real as the title, reality TV.
Hi Lois:) You did good work on here! I just add to my opinion. ‘Reality TV is associated with anything and everything, from people to pets, from birth to death’ (Hill). The genre as a whole is very hard to define, as the very broad definition shows. This can be shown as shows like ‘The Hills’ and ‘Survivor’ are both defined as reality, yet both are very different.
ReplyDeleteIn an attempt to define the genre Hill looks at how major countries, such as England and America classify their shows. For the US ‘Classification for the reality genre is dependent on the companies working within ITV, and other independent suppliers of reality programming’. Most of the reality shows in America are labelled as Entertainment or Lifestyle. In the UK reality shows come under a lot more different labels from Entertainment to Culture, History to Life. This also proves how hard the genre is to define. Some of the most influential countries in television don’t seem to agree.