THE use of smart phones has crept into every part of our lives. Whether we're on social media, texting, or even old fashioned talking, most people are never far from their phones.
A Stanford University study even found that 75 per cent of us sleep with our mobiles next to us.
So it makes sense that TV producers are jumping on the technology bandwagon to tell a story.
One show that relies heavily on the use of mobile phones is Offspring.
OMG a message! Source: Supplied
Asher Keddie's character, Nina Proudman, uses her phone so often in the hit Network Ten drama, that it has almost become another character.
In the first season Nina's iPhone with its particular ringtone caused a flurry of fans to download the tone so they could "have Nina's ring". (If you want the same, go to your iPhone settings, select sounds and ringtone, Xylophone). That distinctive ring often interrupts a scene. The call is usually from her family, and often signals chaos in the life of Nina Proudman.
In season three when Nina discovers her dad is not her biological father but her mum's ex-lover Philip Noonan, her iPhone use goes through the roof. At one stage she listens to seven new messages from her siblings who are eager to see how she's holding up — yes seven!
"We originally chose Nina's ring tone as it was the standard Apple iPhone issue tone at the time and figured that Nina isn't the sort of person who would ever think to go into her settings and change it," Offspring Producer, Imogen Banks, told news.com.au. "I was pressured to update it with every passing season, but stubbornly held my ground. It's now become an iconic part of the show and her character. Each time it rings there is definitely frustration from sectors of the audience, but it's an engaged frustration. Or am I kidding myself?!"
Kevin Spacey's character Frank Underwood in House of Cards sends a lot of texts. Source: Supplied
Two other TV series which use smartphones as a plot device are political drama House of Cards and detective show Sherlock. Both overlay text messages on the screen as conversation bubbles and provide the audience with information that other characters are not privy to.
Ars Technica writer Casey Johnston explains: "Phones and digital messages have managed to worm their way into the storytelling in movies and TV despite a supposed natural ineptitude at stirring up drama. A text message is dispassionate, free of emotion and all too open to interpretation, according to some literature on the importance of, say, tone of voice, facial expressions, and body language. But TV shows and movies have managed to integrate these dispassionate messages to logistic and, surprisingly, emotional effect, reflecting the significance that messaging has gained for us over the years."
Of course there are exceptions, with TV favourites such as True Blood or Game of Thrones never showing a mobile — because technology isn't required vampires or those living in medieval times — but generally the use of technology in TV is slowly taking over our screens, just like our lives.
Hang on, let me just check my iPhone. Source: Supplied
This is an edited extract from Frederique Bros' post on Women Love Tech. For more great tech and lifestyle news visit Women Love Tech.
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