Fly on the wall documentary- a show filmed where a camera crew is following people doing various things, from going about their daily life, to doing their job.
examples of this include:big brother- endemol
shipwrecked the island- RDF media
Scripted reality television- television shows that follow people, which appear to be in real life situations however they are actually given pre set situations to act out.
macmillandictionary.com reads:
"a type of television series featuring real people who talk naturally but are put in situations which are pre-arranged by the production company"
examples include:
made in chelsea- monkey entertainment desperate scousewives
the hills- reel security co
Fiction shows- fiction shows are shows that tell the stories of characters and events that are not real, however they are sometimes based upon real events. fiction is a broad term which includes many different genres such as comedy, drama, horror and many others.
examples include:dead set- Zeppotron
misfits-Clerkenwell films
the inbetweeners- Bwark Productions, Young films
references:
IMDB