Post Modernism

Post Modernism is defined as a rejection of modernism

Jean Baudrillard introduced us to 3 different types of reality:

Reality 

Heightened Reality

When products are edited in a more intense way but still have clear links to reality, this allows the audience to distinguish what is real and what is not.

Hyper Reality (Simulation)

It is artificial copies filled with simulacra with no/little connection to reality but packaged as real. This made it difficult to determine what was real and what was fake.

Case Studies

Gordon Ramsay Uncharted ( Heightened Reality )

This documentary shows the food journey of Gordon Ramsay, specifically in the episode where he went to Indonesia. 

Real: the location, the food, the montage shown of Indonesia, the people who showed up there (in the scenes)

Fake: the commentary, the big event (probably happened because he came), montages of Indonesia that only cover the positive side of Indonesia

The Kardashians, S3E5 ( Hyper Reality )

This documentary shows the lives of the Kardashian family. 

Real: the montages of the workplace