What does reality TV art department do?
There is quite a bit of art department in reality TV. People would be surprised, but there is also quite a bit of wardrobe in reality TV. All of that is a departure from the more traditional forms of non-fiction programming and documentary because, after all, it’s considered a set. If you are shooting in a house, it’s a hot set. So you need people to maintain that set, make that set, put the props in there, and all that sort of thing. The reality TV staffs can be large. It depends on the budget of the program.
