Charlie Brooker & Video Editing

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBwepkVurCI[/youtube]

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 Guardian 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.

Michael Rosenblum

For more than 35 years, Michael Rosenblum has been on the cutting edge of the digital video journalism revolution. During this time, he has lead a drive for video literacy, and the complete rethinking of how television is made and controlled. His work has included: The complete transitioning of The BBC's national network (UK) to a VJ-driven model, starting in 2002. The complete conversion of The Voice of America, the United State's Government's broadcasting agency, (and the largest broadcaster in the world), from short wave radio to television broadcasting and webcasting using the VJ paradigm (1998-present). The construction of NYT Television, a New York Times Company, and the largest producer of non-fiction television in the US. Rosenblum was both the founder and President of NYT TV, (all based on this paradigm (1996-1998). The President and Founder of Video News International, a global VJ-driven newsgathering company, with more than 100 journalists around the world. (1993-1996). Other clients include Spectrum News, Verizon and CBS News.

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?