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dariameneyev
Reviews
Model (2020)
Finally no cheap drama
Finally, no cheap drama. Pretty much everyone was respectful, the models, the judges, the photographers. No one acted unnecessarily nasty for "entertainment" and the models genuinely enjoyed the environment even if it was high stress. It seemed like it was an occupation they were going into because they enjoyed it, not because of the high status that came with it.
If you want to see someone do well, especially as a photographer, making the model comfortable is going to give you the best results. I'm sure there are very few extremely temperamental photographers in the industry as opposed to what people are generally led to believe. This aspect of the show was realistic.
Yes, it's true the production value seemed a little "cheap" but I honestly think the fault fell on the videography and production team. That's what I'm currently studying, as well as photography. Man, if the editing was better this show would be seen much differently. Saying the photos looked like "high school photography" is untrue. The way the final photos were framed by the video team is what I didn't like. The photos were cut off / reformatted and placed on a cheasy background with a polaroid border. The people who put the footage together overlooked the necessity to really showcase the photography. Though this can be overlooked because the judges in this show know what they're talking about and it's pleasant to watch. Promise, the production isn't as bad as it sounds, there are just a few things that stand out.
As for the subs...I get why they puts people off. The subs fall off when people speak English which may be difficult for some to process on the fly, especially since there are a few strong accents. But that's the only issue I can really see. Cmonnn, like you're not expecting to listen to a mix of different languages when this show is from South Africa? Africa is KNOWN for being linguistically diverse. And what's so hard about reading in English as people switch between different languages? Don't most of us get education in reading / writing for over a decade? You get used to it very quickly.
Overall, I think this is a great show. I watched most of America's Next Top Model, some of ModelMe (the Asian version of ANTM) and hands down this show was my favorite. I expected myself to dislike it, I was pleasantly surprised! If you like modeling competition shows, give this a shot.