A Study In Authenticity And Performance Of The Reality TV Show

In the background of The Reality TV Show full in the screen and be popular, the fierce competition is among in these different Reality TV Shows. The hybridism appears in the mixture of different Reality TV Shows' patterns. The contradiction of the“authenticity” and “performance” appears in this course, what the electronic media booming makes the limit of public domain and private sphere become obscure, what's more, so do the limit of the Reality TV Show's “authenticity” and “performance”. There are more and more conflicts in The Reality TV Show's participants' “performance-self”in the front region and “reality-self” in the back-stage, audience has their own view of these “performances” and “realities” through this electronic media. They not only want to catch the glamour of the “authenticity” in the Reality TV Show, but also want to enjoy the entertainment which brought by the performance in the Reality TV Show, so the conflict of the “authenticity” and the “performance” in the Reality Show become stronger and stronger.The main research methods of this thesis are documentation method and combine with case analysis method. The method of documentation method is for definite the key concepts; the method of case analysis method is for analysis the “authenticity” and the“performance” in the Reality TV Show in a deeper way. The point is to analysis the appearance of the Reality TV Show's participants' “performance-self” and “reality-self”, then focus on the aspect of performance in the Reality TV Show which always be ignored, after all, we should make research on “authenticity”?“performance” and their relationship in the Reality TV Show and focus on the influence and conflict to the Reality TV Show which brought by them. At the same time, analysis the deeper cause of the conflict of the “authenticity” and the “performance” in the Reality TV Show with the theories of sociology?psychology?Performance Studies and so on. At the last, make the conflict clear, discuss this topic and analysis it to explore the inner cause and find the influence.The audiences doubt about the truth of the fact which performance in the television.They demand the producer of the TV program to product the television program of the best quality, but beside that, they expect the participant to “perform” to enjoy the entertainment of the Reality TV. Based on this contradiction, the contradiction of the“authenticity” and the “performance” is sharpening. There is too much“performance” in today's Reality Shows, the balance of the “reality” and the“performance” is being broken, the charming glamour of the “reality” is disappearing. The bright light to guide the Reality Show to a bright future is reducing the“performance” appropriately and focus on the “authenticity” to increase the glamour of the Reality TV Shows.