Scripting Reality: "An American Family" comes Full-Circle
Wed, 04/20/2011
40 years ago, in 1971 in suburban Santa Barbara, TV history was quietly being made as cinematographers Alan and Susan Raymond , along with producer Craig Gilbert, brought their cameras into the home and lives of the Loud family. The culmination of their work, the 12-part An American Family , aired on PBS in 1973, and has since been considered the first true "reality" series. Now, the genre comes full circle with a fully scripted version of the story as HBO premieres Cinema Verite , a docudrama...