Brawny Production Style

A true test of manhood is displayed in Brawny Academy, a reality webisode series that puts a group of men who are trying to make themselves more rugged, more affectionate and more caring for their women. Created by two husband-wife teams, they have produced a series that explores the true emotion of men.

Located in the redwoods of California, this competition places eight-men who compete to win prizes and improve themselves at the same time. They are split into two groups of four and asked to complete in competitions that best describes the work that their spouses do on a consistent basis. Through it all they learn to better themselves for their wives but especially for themselves. They learn things that lead to a lot of emotional outbursts as well as a lot of male bonding.

This webisode is extremely creative and explores the ways that men think about themselves. The quality of this show is extremely high and they achieved their goal of showing manly activities, but at the same time making the men better for their girlfriends. It is a very emotional show as the men go from big-tough guys to emotional caring boyfriends and husbands. A thing that is evident during the whole season is the product placement. Everything that the men do to clean anything, to write anything they are using Brawny Paper towels. It is actually extremely funny to watch.

The techniques that the creaters use to shoot this are very unique and interesting at the same time. Every time an interview is shot, they shoot close but they are able to show a lot of action in a very interesting way. They film it so that they are right up in the face of the individual, instead of very wide shots. This is interesting because it is not annoying or distracting at all. During every competition they will follow the individuals and take everyone from point A to point B.

A consistent thing that all reality shows do is add twists and turns. This is apparent in this piece as well. Two men who were sent with the original eight-men in the beginning were hired by Brawny to act as life “distractions”. They were put on the show to make the men mess up and this is supposed to translate into real-life scenarios. They create this very well because until the time you know they keep you guessing.

This is a very unique and entertaining show. It explores something that you don’t see on a television show. The way they go about shooting and creating this show is interesting and very cool. I was happy to stumble onto this show and was eager to watch every episode. It showed me the true feelings that men think and the will power that they have to achieve a goal of becoming a better male-partner for their wife or girlfriend.