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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 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
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
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
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
Types of humour in the episode • Black humour • Humour of character • Satire • Incongruity • Caricature • Parody • Irony • Visual humour • exaggeration
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
Exposes the façade of the host—a construct of reliability • Satirises society’s interest in sensational stories