video vérité

video vérité

n. A television filming or videotaping technique in which the subjects are portrayed with frank, unbiased realism, as for a documentary program.
[video + (cinéma) vérité.]

vid′eo vé•ri•té′

(ˌvɛr ɪˈteɪ; Fr. veɪ riˈteɪ)

n. a television filming or videotaping technique, derived from cinéma vérité, in which people in real life are portrayed without rehearsal. [1965–70]