Homecamming differs from reality TV in being unedited and uncontrived

Evidence

To make sense of Ringley’s contention, we must first establish a frame of reference: Clearly, her webcam was ‘real’ in some ways that, say, a situation comedy is not, since sitcoms are explicitly fictional. The JenniCam was also real in ways that ‘reality entertainment’ productions tend not to be. A reality television show uses non-actors as performers, but it often places them in contrived circumstances. At least as important, reality television is almost always heavily edited, with the editing process shaping the narrative powerfully. By contrast, homecamming takes place in ‘real’ time—live and without overt manipulation. — Theresa M. Senft, Camgirls, 141

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Attempts to capture reality unmediated transform it into hyperreality instead — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No…, 99; Ubiquitous taping destroys the illusion that an unmediated real exists — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 769; YouTube’s authenticity is a staged ruse built on domestic intimacy — Grant Bollmer, Katherine Guinness, The Influencer Factory: A Marxist…, 121 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Attempts to capture reality unmediated transform it into hyperreality instead #contradicts (0.80) — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism, 99
• Ubiquitous taping destroys the illusion that an unmediated real exists #contradicts (0.75) — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 769
• YouTube’s authenticity is a staged ruse built on domestic intimacy #expands (0.75) — Grant Bollmer, Katherine Guinness, The Influencer Factory, 121