- International Fees
International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course Overview
This course offers an immersive exploration of producing a reality TV series, focusing on both the creative and logistical elements. Students will learn how to develop, pitch, and plan a multi-camera reality series, producing key creative documents like a 'show bible' and a 'look book' pitch deck. The course emphasizes critical production challenges, such as managing ethical and legal standards, ensuring contestant confidentiality, and overseeing casting. Students will design and test competition challenges, develop engaging storylines and contestant profiles, and draft reality scripts, all while managing the complete production workflow from pre-production to post-production. Collaboration between producers, directors, and editors will be explored, giving students insight into how to refine contestant narratives and story arcs throughout the production process. Hands-on experience will include budgeting, scheduling, network deliverables, product placement, and integrating digital media, marketing, and press strategies. By the end of the course, students will have gained the essential skills required to meet the professional demands of producing reality TV content.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
3.0
Domestic fees
$620.88
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Pitch a reality TV show concept to industry professionals.
- Create a 'show bible' and 'look book' pitch deck to present a reality TV series.
- Manage the casting process, ensuring contestant confidentiality and adherence to legal, ethical, and moral standards when working with participants.
- Design, test, and refine competition challenges (or key events/scenes) to meet production goals.
- Develop compelling storylines and character profiles for reality TV contestants.
- Draft a basic reality TV script for episodic production.
- Conceptualize bio-packages and interview questions to enhance contestant narratives.
- Plan and budget a reality TV shoot day, including crew coordination, essential production paperwork, and communication.
- Implement the fundamentals of shooting a reality competition series.
- Analyze the editing workflow required for reality TV production.
- Manage network deliverables, product placement, digital media, and marketing activities within a production plan.
Effective as of Winter 2025
Related Programs
Producing Reality TV: Creating & Planning a Reality TV Series (BCST 1725) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
School of Business + Media
- Radio Arts and Entertainment
Associate Certificate Part-time
- Video Production and Editing
Associate Certificate Part-time
Course Offerings
Winter 2026
Below is one offering of BCST 1725 for the Winter 2026 term.
CRN 92635
Dates
Feb 25 - Apr 01 Loading
- CRN 92635
- $620.88 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
Duration
6 weeks
Instructor
Larisa ANDREWS
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
- This course is hybrid delivery – both synchronous online and in person classes. You will be expected to attend online and in person classes (in Burnaby Campus SE10 building) during the posted class meeting times on the course webpage as this is not a self-paced course. Prospective students should have solid written and spoken English language skills to be successful in this course. Access to a desktop or laptop computer to complete course assignments outside class is highly recommended. If seats remain, registration is permitted without approval up to January 24th, by calling 604-434-1610.
Status
Programs and courses are subject to change without notice.