You'll just have to read this one for yourself in order to believe it
I've been sitting on this for a few days, trying to figure out a decent joke about it, but it's basically a joke in and of itself and so I'll just present it as the Fin de siècle crap that it is:
There's this thing called the New York Reality TV School, dedicated to training its students to behave in a fake enough way to land a spot on a reality show. From its literature:
"Every week thousands of people audition for Reality TV shows, (sic on the comma) the competition is fierce and the odds of making it past the first round of submissions are slim. Do you know what it takes to get noticed? And if you are fortunate enough to be called in, will you be able handle the pressure of this once in a lifetime opportunity?"
Lesson #1, I'm guessing, is changing your resume so that instead of "Aspiring Actor," you pawn yourself off as "Bartender," "Consultant," "Activist" or "Professional Goatherder."
(It may look like random chaos, but it's actually an intensive tutorial to help students prepare to make themselves look like utter fools on TV. Mission accomplished!)
There are one-time workshops ($139) and five-week courses ($299). From the syllabus:
"Students will explore on set behavior and will also learn how best to make a tape for submission with hands on exercises and the shooting of an actual tape. We will show how to make the camera work for you once you are on set and further explore: blocking, staging, wardrobe details and personally tailoring your look to your advantage."
Yes, blocking, staging and tailoring your wardrobe are all essential in preparing for reality shows. Who knew?
It will come as no surprise that Donald Trump is a celebrity spokesman. So you know it's classy.
So that's bad enough, but hey, if people want to throw their money away for a chance to humiliate themselves on national TV, that's their business. But, now there's going to be a reality show about the reality-show school.
Robert Galinsky, who created the school, does a pretty good job of describing what the show will be when he calls it "an uber-meta-circular-clusterf@¢& of camera seducing camera seducing cast seducing viewer."
Galinsky's next project is a school for people on how to watch reality TV without getting the urge to plunge knitting needles in your eyes.
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About this blog
David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place.
It's funny, the Mayor of TV must think that TV is our intellectual savior and Galinsky is desecrating a high art!!! Ha Ha Ha... I love the confusion this guy is causing with his "School". Painfully funny to see hi-brow "Mayor" up in arms!
Full Scholarship for David Kronke any time he would like, awarded by the Principal of the New York Reality TV School- Robert Galinsky.
Full Scholarship for David Kronke any time he would like, awarded by the Principal of the New York Reality TV School- Robert Galinsky.
I am an actor (yes, I say it out loud) and I took this class because I respect Robert's work as an acting teacher and coach, and because it looked like fun. And not only was it fun, I learned a lot. About both how reality television works--the class is more informative than you may realize--but also defining who you are. Not the persona you hope to proejct, but who you really are. Actors are frequently asked by casting directors, "Tell me about yourself." As someone who is frequently struck dumb by this question, this was also a benefit of the class. I don't regret taking it for a minute, even if my goal is not to be on reality television.
Get REAL David! If you got off your pompous arse and took Robert up on his offer. You might see it from a different perspective.
Have you been put in front of a camera and had to be concise about something you love or want to do? Does a 20 second elevator pitch sound familiar, done it for your career? Try a little time “On the Gril with Phil” bet you get flipped!
I am the last person anyone would expect to take this course…it is no different than going to a career coach or hearing a motivational speaker (how many of us have done that?) You get what you put in to it same as anything else, only this is FUN too!
Get REAL David! If you got off your pompous arse and took Robert up on his offer. You might see it from a different perspective.
Have you been put in front of a camera and had to be concise about something you love or want to do? Does a 20 second elevator pitch sound familiar, done it for your career? Try a little time “On the Gril with Phil” bet you get flipped!
I am the last person anyone would expect to take this course…it is no different than going to a career coach or hearing a motivational speaker (how many of us have done that?) You get what you put in to it same as anything else, only this is FUN too!
Ha ha ha ha. This dude calls himself the Mayor of TV. That in it of itself makes me crack up.
I think any school that teaches you not to freeze up in front of the camera because a deer in headlights is not worth watching is a good school.
Once you put a dozen visable cameras on someone that changes the rules. On Reality TV you have to get the cast members to realx and ignore the cameras. The NY Reality TV shcool teaches that and more. Furthermore, Everyone deserves to have a place to go to where achieving their dreams is taught. That's the NY Reality TV School for those that dream of being on Survivor, Big Brother, The Amazing Race and other shows.
Judging by the "about this blog" bio it sounds like the "Mayor" wants TV to be Seasame Street 24/7. Today's letter is the letter "L" for LAME! ha ha ha ha.
For people who want educational programing I suggest, PBS, Nat Geo, Discovery, TLC, hell even NASA has their own channel. There is plenty of educational channels. With there being a zillion TV Networks there is plenty of room for everything type of programing including Reality TV.
And if you think people humiliate themselves on Reality TV then you take yourself way too seriously. It's all fun and games. And as for being fake, dude you call yourself the Mayor of TV. You should even think about going there. ha ha ha ha.
Reality TV is fun entertainment and the New York Reality TV School is a credit to the Reality TV industry.
Reality TV is here to stay.
Get used to it !!
It is what it is !!