Big Brother

As a TVR major, I like my fair share of critically-acclaimed dramas and comedies. However, we all have that one television show that is our guilty pleasure - one that we aren't so anxious to admit we love. For me, that show is Big Brother. Now on season 14, Big Brother is a reality-television competition where 14 house guests are locked down into a house with cameras and microphones on them, and no contact with the outside world. The house guests have to listen to the overhead announcements known as "Big Brother" and must compete in a series of Head of Household competitions and Power of Veto competitions to evict a household each week. The last remaining house guest wins $500,000. While it may sound dumb, it actually becomes a very strategic game.

I like to think about how it would be to work on a television show like Big Brother. Lighting is always flat and the cameras are always filming. However, someone needs to edit footage for the episodes that air three times a week and they also have people who change cameras and do zoom-ins 24-7, because people watch live feeds of the house guests all hours of the day. The production team needs to highlight specific stories and conversations, as well as sometimes urge house guests to make certain moves so that the "story" remains interesting. Though it may not be the most gratifying of careers, it would definitely be different from any other show out there!