The reality show, which was close connected to media works. Several aspects shall be focus if you want to manufacture a reality show which is complete and attractive.
- Real life participants: personality mix is crucial; drama-style
- Unscripted performance: producers do set up situations
- Voice-over narration:
Narrators use an informal, present tense style to tell the audience what the participants are doing
- Surveillance/observation
- Audience participation: observer to participant
- Convergent technologies: reality formats are designed to work with convergent media technologies such as the internet and smart phones
- Enclosed settings: the settings used are usually closed environments
- Big event television: many programs have become media events generating considerable coverage, positive and negative, in the media
- Multiple, profit-making avenues: Product placement; Advertising; Voting revenue; Merchandise; Participants’ success
Analysis of Masterchef:
Narration:
• Voice-over
• Personal anecdotes
Music:
• Epic scale
• Evoking sense of drama
Message:
• Any ordinary person can achieve their dreams if they try hard enough
• (depicted by the chocolate mountain)
Editing:
- Slow motion (sense of fantasy)
- Scenes shot on the set, (location) and behind the scenes
- Transitions: Fades and wipes – adds to mythical fantasy like element



