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Not So Reality TV Representational Critique Project 

A satirical commentary highlighting how reality TV damages viewers’ body image and mental health focusing on leading shows Love is Blind, Too Hot to Handle, and Love Island. This 10:00 spot inspired by Last Week Tonight presents leading psychological and audience research to form a media critique. 

Project Manager. Graphic Designer. Researcher. 

Other Contributors: Norah Philipp, Esha Pamidi, & Kayla West
Watch the Video

I focused my research on “Segment 1: The Love Island Effect” and wrote a final script for this section. My teammates did the same for segments 2-3. We brainstormed so many hilarious skits to present the information and, in just three hours on a school night, we used a rented camera rig to shoot the 10 minute spot. 

The set-up was complete with green screens, props, and many improv moments! 

Context

Read the Full Script Here

To spice up our video wonderfully edited by Norah, I created segment intro cards and a custom thumbnail!

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Where's the Essay Sis?!

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Crafting an Essay

While our video content was a group effort, my essay communicating our research was a solo assignment. In the document, I argue that these reality TV programs reaffirm the socially constructed norm of perfectionist appearances.

Read my Essay Here

The Results

  • A+

    We collected a lovely "gold star” grade for our combined research and class presentation!

  • The Content We Consumer Changes Us… For Better or For Worse

    My passion for inclusive content that celebrates how we appear, naturally, only grew! Reading about upticks in illegal beauty procedures and declining the self confidence of school age girls was disappointing to say the least.

    In my career, I want to market, promote, and deliver content that would cultivate self love- not self hate.

  • Content Responds to Social Demand

    Many of these shows flourished during the pandemic, showing that the content on our screens are not produced in a vacuum- society and media are always in conversation with one another.

    This taught me to observe both sociological shifts and content trends to capture the full picture of the creative industry.

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