Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Satirical techniques displayed in 'The Siege'
- Spoof
- Highlights the duplicitous
practices endemic within
current affairs television.
- Duplicitous =
deceitful
- Mimickery
- Mimics sensationalist
subject matter presented in
current affairs programs.
- Sensationalism = the presentation of stories in a
way that is intended to provoke public interest or
excitement, at the expense of accuracy.
- Condemnation
- Sitch says that current affairs programs are highly
manipulative and masquerade as news, really ratings
driven. Frontline is lighthearted condemnation.
- The expression of very strong disapproval;
censure.
- Parody
- Parodies media integrity, ratings,
sensationalism and personalities.
- e.g. Ray Martin,
Mike Munro.
- Simulation
- Personalities, issues,
medium itself.
- Highlights
- Banility and shallowness
of current affairs and
management teams.
- Banality = not worthy, lightweight.
- Imperceptible blending of real and
false exposes highly questionable
practices of media industry.
- Realism
- Comedy purposes- "anchor man" lampooned-
lacks character, ethics and intelligence.
- Lampooned = deliberately
exaggerated to show something.
- Paradox
- Show uses this- a cynical interplay of sitcom, spoof and satire.
- Verisimilitude
- The appearance of being true or real is achieved through production
methods and the absence of fixed camera positions. Characters are
followed by the hand held camera (similar to Blair Witch Project) with
grainy footage. This gives a documentary-like fluidity which heightens
satire --> it looks like a real program.
- Documentary-like
- Imitatitative
- Running visual gags
- Narrative-like
- Irony
- Plays straight
- Caricature
- Humour
- Pun