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The truth behind reality television
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The truth behind reality television

Pen-u-sa Ruangrak
Master of Science (M.S.), Drexel University
Jun 2016
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/etd-6936
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Abstract

Television--Management Reality television programs Television--Production and direction
The primary purpose of this study is to determine the level of authenticity behind the process of creating reality television shows. This study focused on production and postproduction processes, and content manipulation before airing the show on television. The study conducted observations and interviews with a small sample group of experts in producing reality television in a small production company located in Philadelphia. Observation notes were written on papers and interviews were recorded on mobile phone. Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that there is still authenticity in reality television shows, but it is not completely pure truth. Events in reality television are often manipulated to benefit celebrities and participants on the shows. Small production companies have limited time, ability, and budget to create reality television shows compared to larger production companies. Because of a money factor, it was concluded that small production companies often apply more intensive and invasive manipulation techniques than large production companies since the smaller production companies may have less budget to create effective reality television shows than larger production companies.

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