reaction videos

Filmed audience responses

Reaction videos are recordings of people watching and responding to media—usually videos, music, or trailers—with their genuine reactions captured on camera.

The format emphasizes the viewer's facial expressions, commentary, and emotional responses: I watched a reaction video of someone hearing Bohemian Rhapsody for the first time.

Popular on YouTube and social media, they let audiences experience content vicariously through someone else's fresh perspective.

Related

surprise · laughter · try not to laugh · shock · cringe · first-time · emotions · genuine · exaggerated · over the top · thumbnail · clickbait · audience · views · streaming · content · viral · trending

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Opposites
originality/derivative status

reaction videosoriginal content

Freshly created material

source material · creative works · music videos · film · documentary

performer/audience role

reaction videoslive performances

Unrecorded shows with audiences

concerts · artistic performances · stage performances

content independence

reaction videosoriginal programming

Content produced by distributor

Family

reaction, video, react, reacts, reacted, reacting, reactive, reactor, reactant

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G