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GCSE Media Studies · key term
The qualities that make a media representation seem believable, truthful or close to everyday experience.
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Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Re-presentation and realityRealism means the qualities that make a representation seem believable or close to reality. Recognisable locations, ordinary clothing, familiar speech and plausible behaviour can connect a representation to an audience’s everyday experience. News footage, interviews and explanations can also encourage audiences to trust a portrayal because they appear to provide evidence or informed knowledge.
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A style of presentation that claims to portray real life accurately and authentically.
Yet realism is still a style of presentation. Familiar settings or a photograph of an actual event do not remove the choices involved in framing and organising material.
