Mockumentaries

The Office was an NBC Mockumentary that for nine years followed the day-to-day operations of a mid range paper supply company called Dunder Mifflin. The office manager was an eccentric, at times wildly misunderstood man named Michael Scott. Throughout his time as office manager, Michael led his employees through the gamut of human emotions. In some situations, in the real world, many of the situations that Michael found himself in may have ended with him on the receiving end of a lawsuit. Michael

Introduction This research seeks to examine crossing within polylingual families with contested structure. I analyzed a scene from the television show Trailer Park Boys in which a three member family interact using the concepts of crossing, facework, and footing, in order to answer my research question. I found that the central character uses crossing as a method of performing facework. As a result of this, he also indicates preference and dispreference to his family members. Theoretical Framework

The scene demands darker lighting and many angles. The area needs to be as three-dimensional as the characters who inhabit it. As is, we have three-dimensional characters in a one-dimensional space. There is no depth to their world. The components and meanings of the image become muddled together in a dull manner. And this analysis doesn't even address the concept of what the backstage world is. How does it fit into the rest of the show? How & why are audiences capable of seeing it? What role does

Legend : Between Reality and Fiction A thesis Submitted to Nanyang Academy of Fine Art, Singapore By Raisa Aida Kardena Fashion Design Content INTRODUCTION Purpose of the study Methodology Chapter I 1.1 Folklore, Myth and Legend 1.2 How they live in the society Chapter II MERMAID AND ITS STORY IN THE HUMAN LIFE 2.1 What is Mermaid? 2.2 The belief among the people about mermaid 2.3 Some ambiguous scientific facts 2.4 Is there a real mermaid? Chapter III HUMAN PERCEPTION ON LEGEND AND MYTH

the group did such a marvelous job that people listening in actually believed that they were listening to a live news report of a sure enough alien invasion. This broadcast caused such a mass panic that now when you are watching or listening to mockumentary or fake broadcast there is always a disclaimer. According to an article run in the, “Daily News” titled, “Fake Radio ‘war’ Stirs Terror Through U.S.,” in 1938. It stated that, “Thousands flee. Without waiting for further details, thousands of listeners

FOA – Representation of teenagers rebelliousness and the stereotypes that are associated with them through the media? Intro Teenagers. They’re emotional, they’re smelly and they have a reputation for being disruptive dysfunctional members of society. By definition A teenager, or teen, is a young person whose age falls within the range from 13–19. They are called teenagers because their age number ends with "teen". Today Grady and I will be adressing the represenatation of teenagers in the media

Comparing Television Documentaries and Their Gratifications In this Essay I am going to watch four different documentaries, all with different topics. I will analyse them and then work out how they offer gratifications to the audiences. I will write about what affect they have and why they are used. I watched four different documentaries with four different topics: Historical (Pirates - The Golden Age), Mystery (Vanished - The plane that disappeared), Nature (Blue Planet)

1. The title "Strictly Ballroom" gives us the idea & impression of very stern & rules in a very rigid & strict environment with many expectations & restrictions. It also implies the concept of very orthodox textbook ballroom dancing which is very stiff & done exactly in a specific way which it's expected to be done. 2. Billy Elliot is set in north-eastern England during the 1984-1985 coal miners' strike, this is very important to acknowledge because it has a great impact on Billy & his circumstances

INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO : Prof Thomas Mcquaid FROM : Jackie Gonzalez SUBJECT : Summer Heights High Project DATE : February 28, 2014 Purpose: The purpose of this memo is to give detailed instructions on how to restructure the Austrian television show Summer Heights High to be appropriate, relatable and relevant to American audiences on the ABC Network. Objectives: Target Audience- The target audience for the American adaptation of Summer Heights

The typical episode of the critically acclaimed, indie-darling, sitcom 30 Rock focuses on the lives of the writers, producers, executives and love interests of those involved in the production of a fictional sketch comedy television show called TGS with Tracy Jordan. 30 Rock is widely known as a show that deals with race, gender and class issues from multiple, humorous perspectives. Yet watching Season Five, Episode Twenty, a viewer could grow uncomfortable at the racial generalizations. The episode