Top Model
Next Top Model or Top Model is a common international designation for such casting shows, based on the format of America's Next Top Model.
Formation and development of the show concept
Casting shows there were earlier in another form. Heidi Klum, the current presenter of the German edition, has been through a similar competition discovered (Model '92).
The idea for the format 's Next Top Model comes from Tyra Banks, the first time in 2003 with a corresponding season went on air. Reached its climax in this transmission format so only at the beginning of the 21st century.
About 100 offshoot show this format are now attributed to the world, followed by several Klonformaten based on the same basic idea.
Concept
Squadron
The goal of any season is to facilitate the entry into the fashion industry as a model of a young woman. The winner of the season receives a kind or in cash prize, a cover shoot for a famous fashion magazine and a first fixed-term modeling contract in a reputed agency.
What is determined is the "next top model " by a multi-week competition. Depending on the country, there are 10 to 25 Finalistinen per season, compete in the weekly " Challenges" ( tasks) to Model Jobs, gifts and the overall victory.
In every season there are at least a stay abroad, so that the participants can gain international experience. Depending on the country, the time and the place of stay is variable, usually it goes but known fashion capitals such as Paris, London, Milan or New York.
A relay is turned off per year, which can run over several months depending on the number of participants.
The individual consequences
The transmission time of a sequence amounts to one to two hours and describes the experiences of a week.
At the end of the week there are for all the participants a photo shoot that is under a certain theme (for example, Subject: color in the face) and directed by a well-known national or international photographers will. The participant, the least fit appears in the opinion of the jury for a successful modeling career, no other picture is obtained for their photo session and must be eliminated from the program.
Presentation
The moderator of the program takes over the chair of the jury, which is mostly an international top model of the country. Many of the programs are moderated by one of the so-called supermodels of the 90s of the 20th century.
Jury
The jury usually consists of three to four persons who are mainly from the advertising and fashion industry. Often there are guest judges that accompany the development of the participants for a week.
German -language and international editions
Offshoot of the program in alphabetical order by country, starting with the original format The year refers to the initial broadcast on TV
Unique features of national shows
- Austria 's Next Top Model: The presenter of the show, Lena Gercke, was the winner of the first edition of Germany's Next Top Model
- Benelux ' Next Top Model: replaced in 2009 for two seasons the show Holland 's Next Top Model. The candidates come from the Netherlands and Belgium.
- Scandinavia 's Next Top Model: In the Scandinavian countries there was for the first three seasons of a show together, from which emerged a winner for each of the three participating countries, who then fought with their adversaries for the overall victory. Then the concept disbanded in national shows in each country.
- Britain & Ireland 's Next Top Model: Since the seventh season, Ireland is part of the output of the United Kingdom.
- Asia 's Next Top Model: Is a spin-off by competing models from all over Asia for the title.
Effect of the program
Particularly younger girls are a fan of these shows. At the auditions to report each year to hundreds of thousands of girls. As a study of the International Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television occupied, the participants for this target group have a role model. The shows provide her audience that every dream, if you work hard enough, can come true. See the young people interviewed Germany's Next Top Model like, "because the program also shows exciting cities, towns and locations ."
Criticism
A frequent criticism of the world is that the participants are required to sign so-called " Knebelvertäge " that bind them for years to the production companies of shows and they have to make a percentage comparatively high proportion of their income. This proportion is too high, criticized, especially in Germany, the association of licensed model agencies. Their manager told the press that one irresponsible Jump around with the dreams of young girls ..
A more frequent services mentioned above criticism is that the audience can suggest a dream world that does not exist so: not every model gets Topgagen and there are many models phases in which they are posted for no new jobs, even though they are presented with a number of customers have.