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[Daniel Gray]

Hey all, im currently writing my dissertation on the rise of reality television and the effect on independant producers. If its cool I would REALLY appretiate it if u answered these simple questions.

The questions are simple, however if you feel like you have an oppinion on somthing please tell me.

thank you for your time

Dan.

Edited January 28, 2010 by Daniel Gray

[Revolver]

I suggest you change the questions so you can only pick one answer instead of both.

Otherwise someone (usually me) might vote for all the answers. Seeing as this is important, I'll give you a chance to fix it though.

[Daniel Gray]

good shout, never done a poll u may have guessed aha.

[Revolver]

You also need an option for the second question, for if you voted no, because if you try to leave it blank the forum prevents you.

[JD™]

Also gotta add a 0x a week to the 2nd question, or it won't let you go through without answering it which will skew your results. Really, you could do away with the first question and just say:

Do you watch Big Brother?:

- No

- Yes, 1x a week

- Yes, 2x a week

etc

EDIT: DAMN ME TRYING TO ANSWER PROPERLY AND GETTING THERE TOO LATE. I HATE LIFE AND WANT TO DIE.

Edited January 28, 2010 by JD™

[Daniel Gray]

Right jesus, corrected lol. shall we do this then aha, thanks lads.

Do u mind deleting your posts so its all clean and tidy ahaha i will do the same.

[Revolver]

Technically now you don't need the first question

We can't delete our posts.

f**ksake, JD beat me to that.

Edited January 28, 2010 by Revolver

[Fishy]

I think Frankie Boyle said something along the lines of when a house mate leaves, they should play the sound of a single gunshot into the house, then to f**k with them, they should throw the body out of a helicopter into the garden to f**k with the rest of the house mates. I think the very first big brother was actually good, no one knew how famous and how big it would get so people weren't so 'plastic'. I do think however that since then they have been like every other reality tv programmes which has been utter shite.

[Daniel Gray]

oh you boys.

[Revolver]

Lol, someone got in there with a vote for every answer.

I want to know who...

[Daniel Gray]

BUMP.

[Daniel Gray]

would be sweet if it got to 50 votes boysn girls thank you.

[Jolfa]

Do you feel there should be opptunities for young filmakers to be able to showcase their work on television?

Don't Channel 4 run a season of this occasionally?

I think if young filmakers were good enough and wanted it enough they could easily get their work on TV, you can't expect the TV to come and find you...

[MadManMike]

I think if young filmakers were good enough and wanted it enough they could easily get their work on TV, you can't expect the TV to come and find you...

Wrong.

[Jolfa]

Care to elaborate?

[MadManMike]

Care to elaborate?

Yeah I guess that may have been helpful lol...

A lot of talented music producers, directors etc never get anywhere, purely because they don't know the right people. Just because they're good doesn't mean they'll make it - I know a lot of very very very good music producers that just don't get their chance. It's a shame!

Amateur film makers also may not have the right equipment / be able to afford good equipment, therefore nobody will realise their potential.

[TomN]

I think Q3 should state examples of changes.

[Daniel Gray]

Because of the current state of television, ie the huge amount of reality televsion, channels will obviously only air programmes that get audiances, abnd they know that relaity television and

documentary gets these audiances.

There are of course alot of opertunities for young filmakers to get their name out there. Film festivals and the internet are the major outlets.

But as for televsion the repitition of endless shite i feel needs to change.

[TomN]

Yeah, but you also have to take in people are changing their ways of viewing tv, for example the internet has a massive impact, such as bbc iplayer and itv's player people can now watch tv when they want

[Daniel Gray]

Of course, i will be looking into that in more detail. That is very true, i mean in say the next 5 years how will this change. TV wont die?