Hot take: That "unscripted" reality show scene was totally planned by producers

I was watching this cooking competition show last night where the contestant randomly dropped a whole cake on the floor. Everyone in the comments was like "oh it's so real and raw" but I could tell from the camera angle change and how slow the slow motion was that they had to have set that up. They even had a close up of the face right before it happened. I used to edit videos for a small youtube channel in Austin and that kind of shot takes planning. Has anyone else noticed how many of these viral baking fails are probably staged?

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ellis.mia29m ago

That camera angle change is a dead giveaway. I used to help my niece edit her school project videos and we had to plan shots like that for the "unexpected" moments too. You're right, those viral baking fails always feel a bit too perfectly captured.