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Humour in The Siege

Humour in The Siege. A mockumentary?. Parody of a documentary. Hand-held camera Behind-the-scenes footage Verisimilitude—Neil Mitchell; Mike Munro; Channel Nine Based on a real life situation with which viewers would have been familiar.

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Humour in The Siege

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  1. Humour in The Siege A mockumentary?

  2. Parody of a documentary • Hand-held camera • Behind-the-scenes footage • Verisimilitude—Neil Mitchell; Mike Munro; Channel Nine • Based on a real life situation with which viewers would have been familiar

  3. Satiric view of commercial Current Affairs programmes • Violation of the Code of Ethics • Foot-in-the-door journalism • Cheque book journalism • Commercial stations’ rivalry • Impact of the ratings system • The host and importance of image • Treatment of truth

  4. Mike Moore’s persona • Contrast between Moore’s onscreen persona and his private character • His concerns, interests and attitudes • His appearance and body language • Brian Thompson and Martin Di Stasio’s attitude to him

  5. The Frontline office • The real force in the office--Emma, Kate • Brian Thompson’s agenda—presenter of truth or creator of ratings? • Irony in the frenzy over the story

  6. Types of humour in the episode • Black humour • Humour of character • Satire • Incongruity • Caricature • Parody • Irony • Visual humour • exaggeration

  7. The ideas behind the episode: • Criticism of the practices of commercial Current Affairs programmes • Satirises the treatment of truth by journalists • Exposes the pressures in Television that work against honesty—ratings; importance of vision; creating and maintaining ‘personalities’ • Emphasises how the media feeds off the ordinary tragedies of the little people in society, that is, those who are vulnerable

  8. Exposes the façade of the host—a construct of reliability • Satirises society’s interest in sensational stories

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