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.Examples include
American Factory, Cops, Deadliest Catch, Survivor, Big Brother,
Dynamo: Magician Impossible, Educating... and Weiner.Examples include
American Factory, Cops, Deadliest Catch, Survivor, Big Brother,
Dynamo: Magician Impossible, Educating... and Weiner.The format has
also been spoofed, notably in 2001 BBC comedy The Office, based at a
paper merchant in Slough. Fly on the wall Top Movies & Young Movies