What You See Is What You Get explores the changing image of politicians in today's increasingly media-dominated age.
Featuring a diverse selection of material from Britain, the United States and the former USSR, the programme illustrates ways in which political figures (and their advisors) use the media to present carefully-controlled images of themselves. It also reveals how today's electronic technology can cut through the illusion to show politicians' unintended, often unflattering moments. Highlights of over two hours' worth of material include extracts from the American cult movie Feed, which features covertly-captured satellite footage of Presidential candidates Clinton, Bush and Perot in a series of off-guard on-camera moments in the midst of the campaign trail.
Other recent examples of 'scratch'-style video pieces from 'media hackers' in Britain and the USA show alongside a selection of party political broadcasts from both sides of the Atlantic, while a number of longer pieces analyse the phenomenon of the modern media politician, notably the remarkable TV Boris and Video Misha, which cleverly dissects the contrasting profiles of Yeltsin and Gorbachev at the time of the Soviet coup.
Perfect Leader 5 mins Max Almy (USA) 1982
Feed (extracts) 10 mins Kevin Rafferty James Ridgeway
Death Valley Days (Secret Love) 5 mins Gorilla Tapes (UK) 1984
Tory Stories 5 mins Peter Savage (UK) 1992
Blue Monday A mins Duvet Brothers (UK) 1984
Hack Pack on the Road 10 mins Late Show pre-election items (UK) 1992
We Will Rock You 2 mins Emergency Broadcast Network (USA) 1992
US Campaign Commercials 1950's-1990's 10 mins Compiled by Marshall Reese/Antonio Muntadas
Party Political Broadcasts 10 mins (incl: Kinnock - The Movie and John Major - The Journey)
[LESS]What You See Is What You Get explores the changing image of politicians in today's increasingly media-dominated age.
Featuring a diverse selection of material from Britain, the United States and the former USSR, the programme illustrates ways in which political figures (and their advisors) use the media to present carefully-controlled images of themselves. It also reveals how today's electronic technology can cut through the illusion to show politicians' unintended, often unflattering moments. Highlights of over two hours' worth of material include extracts from the American cult movie Feed, which features covertly-captured satellite footage of Presidential candidates Clinton, Bush and Perot in a series of off-guard on-camera moments in the midst of the campaign trail.
Other recent examples of 'scratch'-style video pieces from 'media hackers' in Britain and the USA show alongside a selection of party political broadcasts from both sides of the Atlantic, while a number of longer pieces analyse the phenomenon of the modern media politician, notably the remarkable TV Boris and Video Misha, which cleverly dissects the contrasting profiles of Yeltsin and Gorbachev at the time of the Soviet coup.
Perfect Leader 5 mins Max Almy (USA) 1982
Feed (extracts) 10 mins Kevin Rafferty James Ridgeway
Death Valley Days (Secret Love) 5 mins Gorilla Tapes (UK) 1984
Tory Stories 5 mins Peter Savage (UK) 1992
Blue Monday A mins Duvet Brothers (UK) 1984
Hack Pack on the Road 10 mins Late Show pre-election items (UK) 1992
We Will Rock You 2 mins Emergency Broadcast Network (USA) 1992
US Campaign Commercials 1950's-1990's 10 mins Compiled by Marshall Reese/Antonio Muntadas
Party Political Broadcasts 10 mins (incl: Kinnock - The Movie and John Major - The Journey)
