Reality television (nonfiction): Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:Production sound mixer.jpg|thumb|Sound crews work in the background of reality TV shows.]]'''Reality television''' ('''reality TV''') is a genre of television programming that documents supposedly unscripted real-life situations, and often features an otherwise unknown cast of individuals who are typically not professional actors, although in some shows celebrities may participate. | [[File:Production sound mixer.jpg|thumb|Sound crews work in the background of reality TV shows.]]'''Reality television''' ('''reality TV''') is a genre of television programming that documents supposedly unscripted real-life situations, and often features an otherwise unknown cast of individuals who are typically not professional actors, although in some shows celebrities may participate. | ||
Reality TV differs from documentary television in that the focus tends to be on drama, personal conflict, and entertainment rather than educating viewers. | Reality TV differs from documentary television in that the focus tends to be on drama, personal conflict, and entertainment rather than educating viewers. | ||
== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
| Line 18: | Line 8: | ||
File:Student_demonstrates_Tesla_discharge_1909.jpg|Student auditioning for [[Tesla!]] (1909). | File:Student_demonstrates_Tesla_discharge_1909.jpg|Student auditioning for [[Tesla!]] (1909). | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Fiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[Tesla!]] | * [[Tesla!]] | ||
* [[Who Wants to Be a Chronometer?]] | * [[Who Wants to Be a Chronometer?]] | ||
== External links | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
External links: | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_television Reality television] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_television Reality television] @ Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
Revision as of 17:51, 23 June 2016
Reality television (reality TV) is a genre of television programming that documents supposedly unscripted real-life situations, and often features an otherwise unknown cast of individuals who are typically not professional actors, although in some shows celebrities may participate.
Reality TV differs from documentary television in that the focus tends to be on drama, personal conflict, and entertainment rather than educating viewers.
Fiction cross-reference
Student auditioning for Tesla! (1909).
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Reality television @ Wikipedia