(1948-1960)
In the tracing of the social and historical connections of the genre many authors consider “Candid Camera” as the first reality show. Emerging as a Radio show , in 1948 this show gets its TV version followed by great popularity. The show illustrates situations in which ordinary people are found in unordinary situations with comic outcomes (E.g. Woman asks help for her car, when passersby learns that the car has no engine). The hidden cameras from many angles follow the actions, and at the end the participants are notified for the pranks with the line “Smile, you are on Candid Camera”. In the period 48 until the 60s other extremely popular shows emerged and remained broadcasted for a longer period of time, some of them with elements of quiz and …show more content…
Direct Cinema and Cinéma vérité appear as two cinematic practices that explore film aesthetic and philosophy in relation to the “truth” they seek to present. Both of this avant-garde movements hold differences in terms of approach(interventionism and self reflexivity versus pure observation) but they are historically important as they challenge traditional cinema and struggle to find an approach to best present the reality in situations. According to Bignel (2005:66) these two different traditions hold two key components of contemporary Reality TV. While the first one is the related to the subjects-ordinary people or celebrities living the “ordinary” way (subjects which aligning to the two traditions were either instructed that the camera will (should) make no interventions in the situation -the American direct cinema) or oriented to interact with it - The French cinema verite) and the second key component is the moments of transformation, learning experience , self-improvement of the
In the tracing of the social and historical connections of the genre many authors consider “Candid Camera” as the first reality show. Emerging as a Radio show , in 1948 this show gets its TV version followed by great popularity. The show illustrates situations in which ordinary people are found in unordinary situations with comic outcomes (E.g. Woman asks help for her car, when passersby learns that the car has no engine). The hidden cameras from many angles follow the actions, and at the end the participants are notified for the pranks with the line “Smile, you are on Candid Camera”. In the period 48 until the 60s other extremely popular shows emerged and remained broadcasted for a longer period of time, some of them with elements of quiz and …show more content…
Direct Cinema and Cinéma vérité appear as two cinematic practices that explore film aesthetic and philosophy in relation to the “truth” they seek to present. Both of this avant-garde movements hold differences in terms of approach(interventionism and self reflexivity versus pure observation) but they are historically important as they challenge traditional cinema and struggle to find an approach to best present the reality in situations. According to Bignel (2005:66) these two different traditions hold two key components of contemporary Reality TV. While the first one is the related to the subjects-ordinary people or celebrities living the “ordinary” way (subjects which aligning to the two traditions were either instructed that the camera will (should) make no interventions in the situation -the American direct cinema) or oriented to interact with it - The French cinema verite) and the second key component is the moments of transformation, learning experience , self-improvement of the