How to host a TV show without really trying

How do you host a TV program without really having to work all that hard? The recent increase in shows that make use of CCTV-recorded shots has made the work of some TV program hosts easier, because all they do is tape the “intro-extro” and “lead-in” spiels of a montage of CCTV images in one fell swoop, while TV technicians, editors and post-production personnel do most of the real work.

“Magazine” montages of CCTV footage from all over the country and even the world have become popular because they are much cheaper to do than going out with news or docu teams to record images first-hand.

Practically anybody with a CCTV camera or even just a cell phone can record and send images that can be edited together to make up a half-hour TV show.

With the host’s speedily recorded spiels to string them together, they’re the best thing to happen to TV production work since sliced bread!

New format

Foreign TV productions that exemplify this relatively new TV program format include “blooper” shows, “20 Worst Disasters” or “Accidents” or “Car Smash-Ups” and other such shows, as well as programs featuring “amazing” oddities in faceless people’s lives or communities.

Locally, their counterparts tend to include programs that feature crimes, disasters, and strange or weird occurrences.

For instance, Atom Araullo’s new program “RealiTV,” is a facile montage of stress-inducing crime and disaster footage, guaranteed to make viewers feel really antsy.

For his part, Arnold Clavio has “Alisto,” which warns viewers about criminal gangs’ signature capers and schemes. This show, at least, has a cautionary and instructional hook, making viewers more capable of reading criminals’ minds and schemes in advance—and protecting themselves against them!