Editing Reality television (section)

==== Hidden cameras ====
Another type of reality programming features [[hidden camera]]s rolling when random passers-by encounter a staged situation. ''Candid Camera'', which first aired on television in 1948, pioneered the format. Modern variants of this type of production include ''[[Punk'd]]'', ''[[Trigger Happy TV]]'', ''[[What Would You Do? (2008 TV program)|Primetime: What Would You Do?]]'', ''[[The Jamie Kennedy Experiment]]'' and ''[[Just for Laughs Gags]]''. The series ''[[Scare Tactics]]'' and ''[[Room 401]]'' are hidden-camera programs in which the goal is to frighten contestants rather than just befuddle or amuse them. The Belgian hidden camera series ''[[Sorry voor alles]]'' subjects a contestant to various staged situations over a month-long period, designed to analyze their personality and how they respond. After the contestant is taken to a studio and let off the hook, they then answer observation questions related to the events for a chance to win prizes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=mtm |title=Eerste 'slachtoffer' Sorry voor Alles: opeens sta je in een tv-studio na megacomplot in je leven |url=http://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20160904_02453703/eerste-slachtoffer-sorry-voor-alles-opeens-sta-je-in-een-tv-studio-na-megacomplot-in-je-leven |access-date=2017-08-06 |work=Gazet van Antwerpen |language=nl-BE}}</ref>

Not all hidden camera shows use strictly staged situations. For example, the syndicated program ''Cheaters'' purports to use hidden cameras to record suspected [[adultery|cheating]] partners, although the authenticity of the show has been questioned, and even refuted by some who have been featured on the series.<ref name="payedtoact">{{cite web |url=http://www.houstonpress.com/2002-10-17/news/your-cheatin-art/ |title=Your Cheatin' Art |publisher=HoustonPress |date=October 17, 2002 |access-date=April 29, 2009 |last=Nowell |first=Scott |archive-date=August 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814015559/http://www.houstonpress.com/2002-10-17/news/your-cheatin-art/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Once the evidence has been gathered, the accuser confronts the cheating partner with the assistance of the host. In many special-living documentary programs, hidden cameras are set up all over the residence in order to capture moments missed by the regular camera crew, or intimate bedroom footage.