Television films

the moment, I did what I had just seen on television: I karate kicked a hole in the wall. As trivial as it may sound, this is a real life example of how children often emulate the things seen on television. Think for a moment of all the different commercials on…

According to Misha Kavka, who is a professor of Film, Television and Media Studies at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, the first reality television shows were along the lines of Candid Camera and America’s Funniest Home Videos, with hidden cameras catching humans being humans in all their relatable ridiculousness. The world got an intimate look…

and the dominant force of social media are all means by which he coerces us with His technological tentacles. Nevertheless, fame and fortune have the capability of achieving both a positive and a negative influence. Reality tv is a new genre of television programme that documents supposedly unscripted real-life situations. “Keeping up with the Kardashians” is an example of such, which entails a family of young women who venture about the world, showcasing their luxurious life. Of all the…

and television in XXI century became one of the main ways to inform, present people important aspects of humans’ life. In 2015 more than 1,50 billion of people worldwide had access to television, which means this is one of the greatest tools to influence people’s life. The television as well as movies has an enormous power, which can be good, but sometimes dangerous. This kind of media has an amazing and quite short history, but already have a large impact into the life of people. Television and…

Network and The Truman Show are films made 12 years apart focusing on different mediums one being reality television the other being social networking, yet they both contain the same ideologies regarding gender. Both films promote the same ideologies from the base of its makers to the characters within he film. Each film features and is created by white men, while women are shown as problematic and secondary. Although some scholars have claimed the integration of film and other art forms can…

Television, like film, always was after realistic features. It is in human nature that we look for similarities and judge what is shown to us for its realistic feature. Realism. A concepted in television which has been a key role in how television was constucted to what is television now.As years went by, the real world starts to be recreated in TV more and more accurately. On another hand, as years passed, this realism chase also brought out how problematic it is to suggest that television…

“Reality” Television Author of Reality TV: Factual Entertainment and Television Audiences, Annette Hill, writes, "In the early stages of the genre, reality TV was associated with on-scene footages of law and order or emergency services; more recently, reality TV is associated with anything and everything, from people to pets, from birth to death" (Hill 41). Hill’s observations showcase how reality television evolved throughout time. Reality TV swept modern American society, especially during…

Reality Show. If you grew up with MTV during 90s til 2000, you would be notice the transition of the TV programs at that time. A new wave called “Reality Show” defeated other TV shows rapidly, and gain popularity over the night. “Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents supposedly unscripted real-life situations, and often features an otherwise unknown cast of individuals who are typically not professional actors, although in some shows celebrities may participate”…

Modern Day Television: The Death of Cinema? In his essay "Story or Spectacle? Why Television Is Better Than the Movies," David Charpentier argues as the title states "Television is Better Than the Movies." Charpentier does this by comparing the two mediums with plot and character development. He argues television develops these better than movies with their one key advantage: time. This is simply irrefutable and film has yet to produce anything similar to modern television dramas such as Game…

Prior to the invention of Television, studios depended on big stars, studio owned theaters and an contracted assembly line of movie production. Dark rooms with big screens drew crowds in the millions at the height of Hollywood. With Television’s inception, millions of viewers began tuning into these 12x12 inch boxes for an average five hours daily. Box office sales were hit hard by less movie attendees. Within a decade of the introduction of Television, box office sales are fractionalized.…