Oliva Rota, Mercè2017-05-022017-05-022012Oliva M. Improving reality. An analysis of Spanish makeover reality television. Communication & Society. 2012;25(1):189-216.0214-0039http://hdl.handle.net/10230/32078The main aim of this paper is to identify the values conveyed by Spanish makeover reality television. There are two aspects that make these programmes relevant study objects: first, their widespread presence in Spanish television schedules, and second, the role they play in constructing the social imaginary due to their didactic and prescriptive nature. We analysed six Spanish makeover reality shows, Cambio Radical, Desnudas, Esta casa era una ruina, Supernanny, Hermano Mayor and Ajuste de Cuentas, using a methodology that combines narrative semiotics and the analysis of narrative form (plot/syhuzet) and audiovisual style. This paper summarises the main research results and conclusions of a doctoral thesis presented in September 2010.Este artículo analiza los valores transmitidos por los makeover reality shows españoles, programas que tienen como objetivo cambiar y mejorar a personas anónimas. La relevancia de este objeto de estudio reside en su amplia presencia en las parrillas televisivas españolas y en su carácter didáctico y prescriptivo. Para llevar a cabo este objetivo se han analizado en profundidad, mediante la semiótica narrativa y el análisis de la enunciación audiovisual (forma narrativa y lenguaje audiovisual), seis makeover reality shows: Cambio Radical, Desnudas, Esta casa era una ruina, Supernanny, Hermano Mayor y Ajuste de Cuentas. En este artículo se sintetizan los resultados y conclusiones de una tesis doctoral presentada en septiembre de 2010.application/pdfeng© "Oliva M. Improving reality. An analysis of Spanish makeover reality television. Communication & Society. 2012;25(1):189-216". This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium.info:eu-repo/semantics/articleTelerrealidadMakeover reality showsDisciplinaSemiótica narrativaNarrativa audiovisualLenguaje audiovisualReality TVMakeover reality showsDisciplineNarrative semioticsNarrative formAudiovisual styleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess