Reality TV – is a genre in television which is unscripted and unrehearsed where unpredictable situations occur as it is “reality TV” based on real life rather than being constructed for screens. For example – The X Factor is live and unscripted whereas Desperate Housewives is a drama that is scripted.
Ownership and control- Ownership means to have a “legal” title to a recourse whereas control means to have the power and authority to overrule an idea or make changes.
Audience theories - describes the different ways of thinking about the audience. There are many different types of audience theores E.G - Effects theory and Cultural Effect Theory which also relate to my critical investigation.
Representation & Stereotyping - is the way in which someone is constructed on screens whether it being positive or negative. This allows the audiences to stereotype and categorise these people in their chosen groups/labels.
Genre theories – genres are various categories and genre theories are the theories that explore the diverse genres and their coded and conventions.
Reality TV – this issue/debate relates to my critical investigation as it revolves around reality TV talent shows. Therefore Reality TV would enhance my knowledge and understanding of Reality TV generally as well as specifically on Talent Shows such as X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent. Within this broad genre I will be able to investigate the various types of reality TV talent shows also known as a hybrid.
Ownership and Control – this clearly links to my critical investigation as the owner of the two talent shows I am investigating (Simon Cowell) owns several other shows worldwide and is also in the panel of judges. This gives him excessive power and authority to overrule anything he may dislike or want to change. This power and authority controls the whole show as he is also very established within the media industry – production side.
Representation & Stereotyping – my chosen investigations strongly revolve around representations and stereotypes of contestants as well as the judges. For example - Simon Cowell – the main judge to impress – Lui Walsh – The one with a pointless say. Therefore stereotypes are constructed by what is shown on screen which in this case is their real persona’s and the way in which they are represented on screen which then leads onto their given stereotypes.
Audience Theories - Effect Theory - is the response of the targetted audience after viewing the product. This clearlyrelates to my case study as audiences are encouraged to act upon the effect both shows have on them. for example; if they enjoyed the performance they are encouraged to vote for their favourite contestand - however thisonlyhappens once thecontestant has made an effect ont their audeince/fans. Cultural Effects Theory - traditionaly 2 types - right wing and left wing (this comes from a more political conservative percpective) this relates to my investigation as it could be argued the two shows are dumbing down its audiences as they are less intellectuall incomparison to news channelsetc..
Genre theories – there are many sub genres within the reality TV industry especially Reality TV talent shows as it is open to a mass and diverse audience. Linking this to Britain’s Got Talent it is evident that genre theories clearly link in to my investigation as this show is about anything and everything therefore can be give many sub genres and can be categorised from all media angles. Also this would also link in with my investigation of Reality TV Talent shows as my chosen topic area itself is a genre/subgenre of different productions.
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