How to Create a Reality Show Concept for TV
Reality shows, which feature ordinary people in mostly unscripted situations, are one of the most popular types of shows on television. Because they don't depend on highly paid professional actors, they can be less expensive to make than scripted shows. Creating a reality show concept for television requires a lot of thought and planning. Because there are so many shows on the air these days, a unique hook is needed to create a show that will attract an audience.
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Things You'll Need
- Interest in the Human Condition
- A love of Games
- Computer for Writing
- Discipline for Writing
Instructions
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Choose a theme for the show. The theme needs to be simple and marketable to the general public. When picking and refining a theme, make sure it's one that's either a variation of an already popular theme, such as the real lives of the rich, famous or successful; or a competition program that progresses in stages, such as "American Idol" and "Survivor."
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Develop a format. The format will depend on whether you are creating a competition reality show or documentary-style program. Competitions need challenges and weekly elimination periods. The documentary format needs first-person confessionals and interviews.
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Come up with a title for the show. The title should be catchy and consist of a few short, simple words.
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Create a treatment. A treatment is basically an outline that details the show's theme, concept, format and number of episodes. It spells out the specifics of how the episodes are expected to progress from week to week, as well as how the series as a whole would unfold on television. The treatment should be anywhere from three to five pages long, depending on the number of planned episodes and the complexity of the show.
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Write a longline, which is short version of the treatment that can serve as a pitch to TV networks. A longline should only be a sentence or two in length and explain the key concept. Make sure to include the unique angle of the show that will differentiate it from all the other reality shows on the air.
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Hey, Been a while....keep in touch.
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okay hold on the GG's are coming...
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So once you follow these steps, where do you go from here? Who do you submit this information to?
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I do got a comment. Why want some people start developement new Reality tv shows ideas in involving more girls breaking into the music Industry in the near future. About alot of more girls as solo artists and Group artists that could have that opportunity to dominate the music Entertainment industry just good as the guys can do.
