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1. Slide 1 · title

   Manufacturing Tension — How survival reality television constructs drama from 'real' events.

2. Slide 2 · statement

   It looks like untouched wilderness — isolated, calm, authentic.

3. Slide 3 · points

   Then the production system appears

   • Casting
   • Rules & challenge design
   • Editing
   • Sound
   • Engineered scarcity
   • Confessionals
   • Producer intervention
4. Slide 4 · points

   The tension cycle

   • Scarcity
   • Uncertainty
   • Physical stress
   • Interpersonal conflict
   • Confessionals
   • Editorial selection
   • Episode climax
5. Slide 5 · points

   Contestants become roles

   • Survivor
   • Strategist
   • Outsider
   • Leader
   • Liability
   • Villain
6. Slide 6 · statement

   Hours — even days — of footage become a few dramatic minutes. (Editorial compression)

7. Slide 7 · question

   Discuss: Authentic ordeal — or constructed drama? Authentic ordeal · constructed drama · ethical concern · entertainment · survival fantasy · social experiment.