brian s asked:
I was wondering sometimes when they shoot for reality tv some people in the background will have their faces blurred. But the overwhelming majority of reality tv doesn’t have this. Are all these people signing releases? What is the law on being on camera for tv and in public?
I was wondering sometimes when they shoot for reality tv some people in the background will have their faces blurred. But the overwhelming majority of reality tv doesn’t have this. Are all these people signing releases? What is the law on being on camera for tv and in public?
#1 by andie_f_m - February 18th, 2009 at 09:50
i dont think that they are signing a release or whatever. what it seems like to me is that unless you specifically walk up to the camera crew or what have you, and tell them that you dont want to be on tv, your face will be shown. i mean think about it.. that is way to many people to have to track down and get them to sign a release form.
also if you have ever watch the news where they have live shots of some accident or whatever there are always the morons in the back ground that are jumping up and down and trying to get noticed. they dont blur their faces out.
#2 by Hillary - February 21st, 2009 at 20:40
For the most part, you have to sign a release in order for them to broadcast your face and air it for profit.
In many of the so-called “reality” shows, reality is actually the last thing they are, so they very well might have signed releases from all of the people in the backgrounds. (It would be a one-page and very simple document, so it wouldn’t be hard to have everyone sign it as they enter a club that the “Real World” cast will be partying in, for example.)