Courtesy of CDNMINT at www.nyvs.com
Yesterday we ran a clip from Glen Beck’s new website pointing out how judicious editing had skewed a story about NPR’s funding scandal.
In response, cdnmint, an nyvs member posted a link to a Charlie Brooker video on how editing can skew a ‘reality’ show.
Charlie Brooker is a columnist for The Guardian, where we are running The Guardian Media Academy, (shameless plug here).
We can’t guarantee that Charlie will make an appearance at The GuardianĂ‚Â Media Academy in July, but you might run into him in the hall….
In any event, Charlie does a great job here of showing how editing can be used to manipulate reality shows. In this case, it’s play on Big Brother which is big in the UK. Don’t ask me why.
In any event, my advice here is Learn Video Editing.
3 Comments
kenny March 30, 2011
I have friends that have been on national (quite famous) reality competitions. And they were HIRED to be there, “compete” and were told what place they were going to get in the end…that’s of course way before America “voted” with text messages and call in numbers! I can’t watch any of it anymore.
Austin Beeman March 26, 2011
Another piece of advice? Don’t give a video interview to a person who can edit your words.
steve March 23, 2011
“reality shows” are anything but-
how is it the cameraperson is already standing in the house filming when the “reality star” walks up to the door and the “surprised” homeowner opens the door?