A MIXED BAG: NEGOTIATING CLAIMS IN MTV'S THE REAL WORLD

Bagley describes MTV's television program "The Real World." The program's manner of presentation critically determines its acceptance as faithful documentation of material existence. Though one's awareness of production strategies, such as natural lightning and radical camer...

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Published in:Journal of film and video 2001-07, Vol.53 (2/3), p.61-76
Main Author: BAGLEY, GEORGE
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cameras
Journalism
Mass media
Negotiation
News content
News media
Nonfiction
Recorded interviews
Television
Television broadcasting
Television programming
Television programs
Television viewers
Television viewing
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Summary:Bagley describes MTV's television program "The Real World." The program's manner of presentation critically determines its acceptance as faithful documentation of material existence. Though one's awareness of production strategies, such as natural lightning and radical camera moves, does little to resolve the question of the program's apparently schizophrenic identity, there can be no mistaking that such production practices perpetuate the idea that these scenes are most likely the product of objective observation.
ISSN:0742-4671
1934-6018