Fly on the wall





Fly-on-the-wall is a style of documentary-making used in film and television production. The name derived from the idea that events are seen candidly, as a fly on a wall might see them. In the purest form of fly-on-the-wall documentary-making, the camera crew works as unobtrusively as possible; however, it is also common for participants to be interviewed, often by an off-camera voice.[1]


Examples include Cops, Deadliest Catch, Survivor, Big Brother, Dynamo: Magician Impossible and Weiner.


The format has also been spoofed, notably in 2001 BBC comedy The Office, based at a paper merchant in Slough.[2]



See also



  • Cinéma vérité

  • Direct Cinema

  • Reality television

  • Television documentary



References





  1. ^ BFI Screenonline: 'Fly on the Wall' TV


  2. ^ BFI Screenonline: 'Fly on the Wall' TV











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