Re: The Future of Scripted TV = Not Much?
I'm not a big reality show hater. There's some genuinely entertaining stuff out there.
Essentially, in reality TV, the editor is the writer. The same storytelling rules apply - the editor simply takes that raw footage and constructs a narrative out of it.
Find a reality show (not game show) out there right now - something along the lines of The Hills or Gene Simmons: Family Jewels. You'll notice each episode has a specific topic, or basic story.
The editor takes that unfolding narrative (often making it seem like a much bigger deal than it really was), presents it in the first third of the show, adds a subplot or two in the meantime, then either shows how the situation is resolved at the end, or leads into the next episode.
It is, in essence, a form of writing.
But, yeah - as an aside, the executives at NBC are retards. I want Studio 60 back.
I'm not a big reality show hater. There's some genuinely entertaining stuff out there.
Essentially, in reality TV, the editor is the writer. The same storytelling rules apply - the editor simply takes that raw footage and constructs a narrative out of it.
Find a reality show (not game show) out there right now - something along the lines of The Hills or Gene Simmons: Family Jewels. You'll notice each episode has a specific topic, or basic story.
The editor takes that unfolding narrative (often making it seem like a much bigger deal than it really was), presents it in the first third of the show, adds a subplot or two in the meantime, then either shows how the situation is resolved at the end, or leads into the next episode.
It is, in essence, a form of writing.
But, yeah - as an aside, the executives at NBC are retards. I want Studio 60 back.
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