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What is Real in Films and on TV?

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and what makes you think this.

Kinda off-topic to your post, but, I always wondered what the "extras" are doing within the movies or shows. Like, I know they're supposed to pretend to chatter, but are they really talking about something legit or just moving lips acting like they're talking? LOL! Just makes me wonder WHAT is going on amongst the "extra" people and what-not... haha.

This question is far too broad, and as such it doesn't really warrant an answer. Try being more specific perhaps? The term 'media' covers a pretty expansive area.

Its all a lie man, a lie from the man, man!

I believe what Oliver said does carry weight.
That being said, most of what is in the mainstream media may not be entirely true.
One always need to be careful before accepting/believing whatever stuff they are injecting in our minds...

Originally Posted by developer_x I believe what Oliver said does carry weight. That being said, most of what is in the mainstream media may not be entirely true. One always need to be careful before accepting/believing whatever stuff they are injecting in our minds...

On a serious note, I agree with you. Some just alter the truth and etc to make something appear bigger and better then what it really is. Most are lies, and of course, there's SOME THINGS within movies, that could very well relate to true issues and such within the world. It's all in the minds of the believers and those that watch movies, shows, and etc though...

It is a very broad question, but it is entirely up to the person who answers the question to interpret it how they want. Any more view points of the media.

On or offline, TV, Movies, Films, Print even independent film.

Thats not a good questions. is "ANYTHING" should not be there. Of course SOMETHING is real in the media, therefor the answer is yes. Is MOST THINGS real? Thats the question you need to ask.

If you can't think of an answer don't blame the question.

It's entirely subjective. What does the Media mean to you?
The answer isn't a strict yes. To me the answer is a no. But I work with video compositing software.

The people on the TV may or may not exist, they existed when they were recorded perhaps but they might not now, for example: Tommy cooper.

They are dressed up and not natural, they are also mic'd up and Made up, put under hot lamps and given a script. Everything you see on TV is engineered to an extreme extent.

Given existing technology its becoming harder to tell what is CGI and what is 'natural' (Scenery made up by the prop guys, on a location picked out by the location team.) It's all put together to make you think the walls are solid.

Then you have the point that all the properties of the objects are lost apart from the visage and audibility, so you can't touch it, smell it, taste it... These are properties of things that are definably real. The main point being made is after the pre, during and post production, How much of what you see in your given media is the original artifact. The answer is obviously none of it, its just a shrunken down representation of what it once was.

The concept they are showing is manufactured.
What the characters say is a minute fraction edited down further still.
The camera can only see so much and the lighting has to be accounted for and changed to fit if necessary.
Narrative devices are added like non-diegetic music
On the worlds most easily editable, alterable and manipulative media you could say of course something is real.

Besides, You still haven't given an example of what is real in the media.