So You Want to Be a Reality TV Star

So You Want to Be a Reality TV Star
Author: Cork Graham
Publisher: Rigel Media
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2018-07
Genre: Authenticity (Philosophy) in mass media
ISBN: 9780970358028

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WARNING: Get your copy before Discovery Communications tries to silence the author! NEVER BEFORE SEEN PHOTOS! FROM THE BOOK: Cappy was three sheets to the wind, stuck in a hole in the jungle, and screaming, "WHERE'S MY RIFLE? THERE'S GOOKS EVERYWHERE!" [A good buddy and retired Marine colonel] told me, "Geezus-watch your six. They might try to take you out!" In his latest controversial memoir, Cork Graham blows the lid off the reality TV industry. Graham entered this world of fraudulent broadcasting as team leader of Discovery Channel's 2015 #1 New Hit Series TREASURE QUEST: SNAKE ISLAND. Invited to lead a hunt for the mysterious Treasure of the Trinity, he soon learned that there was no way any treasure would be found in what was a fully scripted show advertised to the public as a "true-life" documentary. He quickly learned the character profile and show model that is used to produce "reality" TV shows not only at Discovery Communications, but also at A&E and National Geographic in such Fakeumentaries as BERING SEA GOLD, GOLD RUSH, DUAL SURVIVAL, HUNTING HITLER, ALASKA THE LAST FRONTIER, and LIFE BELOW ZERO. Global and far-reaching, Graham even takes to task embassies and news services for their ignorance of the impact on various national histories, through a media format that has paved the way for "Fake News." With Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav making over $42 Million in 2017, there's a lot at stake!

So You Want to Be a Dancer

So You Want to Be a Dancer
Author: Matthew Shaffer
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2015-03-09
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1630760277

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Matthew Shaffer’s more than twenty years as a performer, choreographer, director, Broadway collaborator, writer, and producer has allowed him opportunities to work with celebrities like Megan Mullally, Ben Stiller, and the elite competition team of Dance Moms. So You Want to Be a Dancer is the ultimate book for anyone who has to fight the urge to sashay down grocery store aisles or school hallways. Shaffer discusses everything from how to break into the industry to practical advice—from how to audition and book a job to dealing with movie stars on-set. So You Want To Be A Dancer is a must-read for any creative entrepreneur, aspiring artist pursuing a career in today’s social media-savvy society, or anyone who savors the heartfelt journey of an artist.

So You Wannabe on Reality TV

So You Wannabe on Reality TV
Author: Jack Benza
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2005-09-01
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1621531120

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There are more than two hundred reality TV shows planned for this year alone. Millions of people have applied to be on these shows; only a handful have been chosen to compete and win big money. One of those chosen few is Jack Benza, and in So You Wannabe on Reality TV he lifts the veil of secrecy to reveal exactly what the experience is like—how to get cast, how to stay on top, how to win. First, the author tells exactly how to pass the audition—perhaps by creating a marketable “alter ego,” as he did. Once on the show, readers will need the amazing information on how producers rig shows, how cameras turn into confessionals, and how sex and alcohol are used as rewards. This one-of-a-kind book shows the real world of reality TV.

True Story

True Story
Author: Danielle J. Lindemann, PhD
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2022-02-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0374720967

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Named a Best Nonfiction Book of 2022 by Esquire A sociological study of reality TV that explores its rise as a culture-dominating medium—and what the genre reveals about our attitudes toward race, gender, class, and sexuality What do we see when we watch reality television? In True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us, the sociologist and TV-lover Danielle J. Lindemann takes a long, hard look in the “funhouse mirror” of this genre. From the first episodes of The Real World to countless rose ceremonies to the White House, reality TV has not just remade our entertainment and cultural landscape (which it undeniably has). Reality TV, Lindemann argues, uniquely reflects our everyday experiences and social topography back to us. Applying scholarly research—including studies of inequality, culture, and deviance—to specific shows, Lindemann layers sharp insights with social theory, humor, pop cultural references, and anecdotes from her own life to show us who we really are. By taking reality TV seriously, True Story argues, we can better understand key institutions (like families, schools, and prisons) and broad social constructs (such as gender, race, class, and sexuality). From The Bachelor to Real Housewives to COPS and more (so much more!), reality programming unveils the major circuits of power that organize our lives—and the extent to which our own realities are, in fact, socially constructed. Whether we’re watching conniving Survivor contestants or three-year-old beauty queens, these “guilty pleasures” underscore how conservative our society remains, and how steadfastly we cling to our notions about who or what counts as legitimate or “real.” At once an entertaining chronicle of reality TV obsession and a pioneering work of sociology, True Story holds up a mirror to our society: the reflection may not always be pretty—but we can’t look away.

So You Wanna Be A Pop Star?

So You Wanna Be A Pop Star?
Author: Zachary Sergi
Publisher: Running Press Kids
Total Pages: 397
Release: 2023-03-07
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 076248084X

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An energetic, interactive YA novel about five solo pop artists navigating drama, finding their sound, and discovering what it truly takes to chase their dreams of music stardom after being forced into a pop group together. Everly Brooks knows she has what it takes to be the next big singer-songwriter. At least, that's if she could get her onstage presence to stop feeling so wooden and blossom like her rich, moving lyrics. The reality signing competition, SO YOU WANNA BE A POP STAR? is her chance at proving to the world—and herself—that her talent and artistry can mean something more than just live streams and online videos. Vinny Vecchi thought he was heading toward a life full of makeup, wigs, and werking it on the drag stages of NYC. But a powerful diva voice is a precious thing to waste and, in need of money to make his drag dreams come true, SO YOU WANNA BE A POP STAR? is the next best thing. However, surrounded by competitors with clear brands and sharpened musical identities, he wonders if he can break through while still discovering himself. When a group performance on the show goes viral overnight, Everly and Vinny find their careers unexpectedly tied together. Along with their competitors—influencer Dea Seo, pop-punk CeCe Winnifred, and heartthrob Stern Green—these five artists are forced to become the newest pop super group: Jeweltones. You, the reader, get to make choices that will make or break Everly, Vinny, and the group’s meteoric rise in this interactive novel. Will you mend the cracks to help Jeweltones shine bright, or will they burn out under pressure? The choices are yours to make!

Last Lecture

Last Lecture
Author: Perfection Learning Corporation
Publisher: Turtleback
Total Pages:
Release: 2019
Genre:
ISBN: 9781663608192

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Royally Engaged: The Reality TV Star and the Lady Who Loved Him

Royally Engaged: The Reality TV Star and the Lady Who Loved Him
Author: Mindy Killgrove
Publisher: Mindy Killgrove
Total Pages: 114
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

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Samantha Mulligan won’t marry Finnegan Kane, but does she have the fortitude to watch him propose to someone else? Breakups are tough. The crying that lasts for days, binging on bags of potato chips and boxes of donuts and coping with the knowledge that someday the man who just got away is going to marry someone else can all take a toll. But for Samantha Mulligan, her suffering comes in epic proportions. After splitting from her boyfriend of eight years, Samantha is dealing with her turmoil, trying to figure out what she wants and who she is without him. She still loves him but knows the life he wants and the one she desires aren’t cohesive. For Samantha, the heartbreak of letting go of Finnegan Kane, America’s Golden Boy, and the Heir to the Kanedy Production Company, is one that’ll take eons to get over. But Samantha doesn’t have time to wallow. Just six weeks after ending their relationship, it’s announced that Finnegan Kane will be featured on a reality television dating program, Royally Engaged. Scores of women will be competing for the chance to marry Finn and Samantha will be stuck watching it all unfold…unless she decides to get in the game. Will Samantha join the cast of Royally Engaged and vie for Finn’s love and affection? Can she banish her negative thoughts about living a life in the spotlight because this is the only way to be with the man she adores? Or must Samantha suffer in silence because she's forced to watch while the man she loves dates, proposes to, and marries someone else? Find out by reading…Royally Engaged.

So You Want to Be on Reality TV

So You Want to Be on Reality TV
Author: Randy R. Senna
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2013-04-03
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781484029947

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What is the Reality of Reality TV ? What is it like to be selected for TV shows like The Apprentice, Hoarders, or American Pickers? Why are those people who appear on Reality TV shows, almost always, sworn to secrecy by the contracts they sign to be on the show, not to tell the truth about their experiences appearing on the show? Here you will find many important facts about being on a Reality TV show, told by someone who actually appeared on Reality TV, and was even selected to be on more then one Reality TV show, which is very rare. The secrets of what to expect in the contract Release Agreement explained here, could be life-saving for someone thinking about actually going on a Reality TV show; learn some of the risks involved with signing this type of Contract Release. We have seen many different shows which are classified as Reality TV. These type of TV shows seemed to have popped up out of no where, as Television programing went from having no Reality TV shows, to a point where Reality TV shows have become almost dominant on the TV listings. Why ? Were we no longer satisfied as Television viewers, with situation comedies, soap operas, game shows, talk shows, or variety shows? Did someone just get the idea, that you didn't need to pay actors to make a TV show. Why spend money on writers, or on building sets for the shoot? The Television viewers will watch anything just because it is on TV, right? Well, maybe not anything, but sometimes it seems that way, when we click through the wide selection of channels we have today, compared to the 4 or 5 we had as kids. Hundreds of channels, but there are few things that you might really want to watch. What happened? With all the new channels, came the market for inexpensive programing to fill the broadcasts. Reality TV fit the bill. Some of the Reality TV shows can be very entertaining; but are they really Reality? Could most people believe that not everything you see on TV is really happening just the way it is presented to us? The intrigue that we are watching real people on these shows, keeps us with the illusion that maybe, just maybe, everything is real. Did you ever wonder how people get on Reality TV? Or why they would even want to be on Reality TV? Most people would like to be on TV; it would be quite a thrill. But Reality TV might not be a good experience for the person who appears on the show. Sometimes, things don't go the way those appearing on the show might expect, and the way they appear on TV might not be the way they want to be remembered. After all, there is no script that you can learn in advance, and know how it will end before the shoot even begins. Still, people try out to be on Reality TV shows all the time. In very large part, very few of all those who would like to be on Reality TV, are actually selected. This book will give you priceless insight into the process of being on Reality TV. It might not be the same for all shows, however, after reading and understand the Reality of Reality TV, as explained by the author of this book's personal experiences of being selected to be on more then one reality TV show, you should be in a much better position to decide if you even want to be on the show at all. For the Author, this is the Reality, of Reality TV.

Chart Throb

Chart Throb
Author: Ben Elton
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2008-12-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1407040944

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Chart Throb.The ultimate pop quest. Ninety five thousand hopefuls. Three judges. Just one winner. And that's Calvin Simms, the genius behind the show. Calvin always wins because Calvin writes the rules. But this year, as he sits smugly in judgement upon the mingers, clingers and blingers whom he has pre-selected in his carefully scripted 'search' for a star, he has no idea that the rules are changing. The 'real' is about to be put back into 'reality' television and Calvin and his fellow judges (the nation's favourite mum and the other bloke) are about to become ex-factors themselves. Ben Elton, author of Popcorn and Dead Famous returns to blistering comic satire with a savagely hilarious deconstruction of the world of modern television talent shows. Chart Throb. One winner. A whole bunch of losers.

America's Next Reality Star

America's Next Reality Star
Author: Laura Heffernan
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2017-03-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1516101537

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SEEKING THE SMART ONE Twenty-four-year-old Jen Reid had her life in good shape: an okay job, a tiny-cute Seattle apartment, and a great boyfriend almost ready to get serious. In a flash it all came apart. Single, unemployed, and holding an eviction notice, who has time to remember trying out for a reality show? Then the call comes, and Jen sees her chance to start over—by spending her summer on national TV. Luckily The Fishbowl is all about puzzles and games, the kind of thing Jen would love even if she wasn’t desperate. The cast checks all the boxes: cheerful, quirky Birdie speaks in hashtags; vicious Ariana knows just how to pout for the cameras; and corn-fed “J-dawg” plays the cartoon villain of the house. Then there’s Justin, the green-eyed law student who always seems a breath away from kissing her. Is their attraction real, or a trick to get him closer to the $250,000 grand prize? Romance or showmance, suddenly Jen has a lot more to lose than a summer . . .