HyperReality and Simulation - Big Brother itself is a simulation of reality and a simulated environment. Dead set is therefore a simulation of a simulation.
The show is heightened and exaggerated form of reality (the zombies coming into the big brother house).
It is a blending of reality and fiction e.g Davina Mcall from big brother plays herself, although only a version of herself.
- Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007)
+ Argued that distinctions between reality and media representations of reality have become blurred.
+ Media representations are not based on reality but instead are based on existing representations thus __creating - hyperreality. People then start to believe this hyperreality.+ Reality > Simulation (heightened and exaggerated) > Simulacra ( a copy of a copy, big brother house for instance) > Hyperreality.
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Pessimistic dystopian view of society - Zombies take over , everyones dead.
Society as we know doesn't exist criticism "our" society and obsession with celebrity culture.
Dark and Grey - look e.g dull and bleak reflecting the feeling.
Characters out for themselves, ones who aren't get done over.
Criticism of Postmodern society in that it is a satire of obsession with tv culture, disregarding other things.
Hybridity and Bricolage - Fictional Reality thriller with elements of satire and themes of urgency in the style drawn from skys 24.
Active Audience - Intertextual references such as referencing zombie movies like dawn of the dead.
Conventions of zombie movies, Big Brother and reality TV, House mates which are recognizable. Contemplating the deeper meaning of what the program represents, such as the critique it gives on modern culture - recognizing different means other than the face value of it being about a zombie apocalypse.
Michel Foucault (1926- 84)
+ Critiqued "Panopistcalisation" - Gaining power through observation. Observation technologies are used __to gain knowledge and therefore power in society cctv, Facebook, google street maps etc.
DeadSet - about zombies, about tv, about having no choice, could referrer to the people watching are the dead ones eg the audience are the DEADSet etc.
Derrida - Deconstruction to illicit meaning, multiple meanings. critique of society.
Blurring of Boundaries - Real and fiction
Horror with reality tv
Davina (real personalities playing themselves) with actors on a fictional narrative.
Satire and Critique - Conventional horror narrative.
Juxtaposition - Zombie attack/ Mika "Why don't you like me?" Ironic.
Lyotard - "Micro narratives" - criticism of society, unpredictable, mixing of genres.
Jameson - Some audiences may not understand the meaning without deconstruction of the text, criticisms of modern texts not being original - recycling of used ideas. Could criticize this idea as it offers a new critique on celebrity culture.
Pastiche of both reality TV and zombie films.
Charlie Brookers - how TV ruined my life
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