What are 'field notes' on a reality show?

What are 'field notes' on a reality show?

Richard Hall (Reality TV Producer) gives expert video advice on: How are 'reaction shots' used in reality TV editing?; What is a 'story arc'? and more...

We shoot a lot of tape and all these tapes come back in boxes. With the boxes there is usually a sheet of paper or sheets of paper that come back with the tape boxes, and they have brief notes that were made at the time to shortcut the post-production process a little bit. These papers are called field notes on reality shows.