Fly on the Wall

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For other uses, see Fly on the wall (disambiguation)

Fly on the wall is a style of documentary-making used in film and television. 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.

The fly-on-the-wall style is commonly used in the genre known as reality television, as well as cinéma vérité, and has also been extensively parodied.

Fly on the Wall can also refer to the book for young adults, Fly on the Wall..

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