So, this topic has been discussed endlessly in other threads but I figured it was worth starting its own to collate a masterlist for the growing number of blatant editing blunders this year, which are only getting more obvious as the season progresses.
It's no secret this season has been cut to an inch of its life. We have dodgy audio editing in every episode, examples of copy-and-pasted dialogue (Marissa's "Sarah!" and Angela's Bunker Room laugh), the exhaustive catalogue of music to influence emotions, and ridiculous reaction shots that are clearly out-of-sequence with the conversations shown onscreen. Anyone who knows what to look for can tell that almost none of these moments happened alongside the dialogue/actions we are being led to believe they have.
We also know, based on interviews with evicted HMs, that all major arguments in the house have been deleted from the show. Apparently one blow-up between Kieran and Garth in the eviction room ended in shouting and tears, and allegedly a lot of Kieran's true antics in the house are also being cut from the show - evicted HMs are claiming crocodile tears at numerous evictions, outbursts and fights that all paint Kieran in a very different way than he's being portrayed in the broadcasted episodes. Bombshells conveniently aired at the end of two episodes (i.e. Kieran's snake comment and the revelation of Garth being in the Bunker) were also completely dropped and never mentioned again in subsequent episodes.
Personally, you'd think Seven would be milking the drama for all its worth... clearly not. I believe this could be why many HMs are so frustrated and bitter about the show that's being aired. I understand all reality TV has a level of manipulation within its editing but many scenes here are being portrayed in a way that literally did not happen in real life. For a show like Big Brother, especially when we are meant to be voting for the winner, this is a serious case of misdirection that leads an audience believing something that plainly isn't true. Their lazy editing was clear right from the beginning with our recent discovery that the final few HMs are spoiled in a pre-season promo.
A post by @up_all_night sums this up best:
So, to kick off... this is probably the most obvious example of blatant manipulation we've seen so far (and quite frankly, just very silly editing). Allan's "close call" with the latecomers in Episode 2. This moment was already fishy right from the start, but upon closer inspection our doubts were 100% confirmed...
This scene was aired to look as though Allan entered the kitchen while the others were in the nearby bedroom. This was already unrealistic for a number of reasons. But between the shots of the latecomers and the shots of Allan getting water, you can clearly see these events did not occur at the same time - in fact, they didn't even happen on the same night! Take note of the kitchen layout, in particular the stools underneath the counter.
The worst part is the attempt by editors at masking the two shots together - the split-screen dividing the shot of Allan entering as Garth exits is downright lazy. Take a look at the stool... or what's left of it.
Big shout-out to @buck07 for uncovering the above clues, and for this animated comparison:
Additionally, when Angela returned in Episode 8 we were shown back-and-forth shots of HMs greeting her in the corridor. We are led to believe that Daniel stayed outside of the room. But for a split-second, Daniel can actually be seen inside the corridor with the other HMs. Ridiculously, this shot is shown almost directly side-by-side with the reaction shots of Daniel looking "shocked" and "upset" where he isn't standing in the same room at all and isn't even facing the right direction. These have been presumably been cut from another moment in time, possibly minutes later when Angela is near the kitchen area discussing where she's been.
Following Episode 9, it was quickly noted Casey was missing from the eviction ceremony. So, where was she? An early theory predicts she might have been asked to isolate due to COVID-19, as the timing of this episode comes close to when the alleged shutdown of production occurred. But this has not been confirmed and her sudden disappearance is yet to be acknowledged in or out of the show. Interestingly, Casey also doesn't appear in the Extended Vote on 7Plus for this episode, which actually puts the entire eviction in doubt as there's no evidence for how she voted nor any explanation for her absence.
These are some of just a few editing blunders so far. I know there's plenty more...
Fire away!
It's no secret this season has been cut to an inch of its life. We have dodgy audio editing in every episode, examples of copy-and-pasted dialogue (Marissa's "Sarah!" and Angela's Bunker Room laugh), the exhaustive catalogue of music to influence emotions, and ridiculous reaction shots that are clearly out-of-sequence with the conversations shown onscreen. Anyone who knows what to look for can tell that almost none of these moments happened alongside the dialogue/actions we are being led to believe they have.
We also know, based on interviews with evicted HMs, that all major arguments in the house have been deleted from the show. Apparently one blow-up between Kieran and Garth in the eviction room ended in shouting and tears, and allegedly a lot of Kieran's true antics in the house are also being cut from the show - evicted HMs are claiming crocodile tears at numerous evictions, outbursts and fights that all paint Kieran in a very different way than he's being portrayed in the broadcasted episodes. Bombshells conveniently aired at the end of two episodes (i.e. Kieran's snake comment and the revelation of Garth being in the Bunker) were also completely dropped and never mentioned again in subsequent episodes.
Personally, you'd think Seven would be milking the drama for all its worth... clearly not. I believe this could be why many HMs are so frustrated and bitter about the show that's being aired. I understand all reality TV has a level of manipulation within its editing but many scenes here are being portrayed in a way that literally did not happen in real life. For a show like Big Brother, especially when we are meant to be voting for the winner, this is a serious case of misdirection that leads an audience believing something that plainly isn't true. Their lazy editing was clear right from the beginning with our recent discovery that the final few HMs are spoiled in a pre-season promo.
A post by @up_all_night sums this up best:
We are meant to get a somewhat accurate version of events in the house. Yes, that's impossible, yeah there is always going to be some bias and omissions and misrepresentations. Yet at its core, with Big Brother, we're meant to be observing. We're not meant to get curated narratives, with the actual narratives hidden and obscured. Or even worse, be given FALSE narratives.
This is a major issue in the non-public voting system and pre-recording. That was a random element because many people perceived things differently. Now we are getting the outcome determining the editing, the narrative we are being told.
After this eviction, we know for a fact that we can not trust the editing or the presentation of anything that is being shown to us. To a wildly extreme extent.
So, to kick off... this is probably the most obvious example of blatant manipulation we've seen so far (and quite frankly, just very silly editing). Allan's "close call" with the latecomers in Episode 2. This moment was already fishy right from the start, but upon closer inspection our doubts were 100% confirmed...
This scene was aired to look as though Allan entered the kitchen while the others were in the nearby bedroom. This was already unrealistic for a number of reasons. But between the shots of the latecomers and the shots of Allan getting water, you can clearly see these events did not occur at the same time - in fact, they didn't even happen on the same night! Take note of the kitchen layout, in particular the stools underneath the counter.
The worst part is the attempt by editors at masking the two shots together - the split-screen dividing the shot of Allan entering as Garth exits is downright lazy. Take a look at the stool... or what's left of it.
Big shout-out to @buck07 for uncovering the above clues, and for this animated comparison:
Additionally, when Angela returned in Episode 8 we were shown back-and-forth shots of HMs greeting her in the corridor. We are led to believe that Daniel stayed outside of the room. But for a split-second, Daniel can actually be seen inside the corridor with the other HMs. Ridiculously, this shot is shown almost directly side-by-side with the reaction shots of Daniel looking "shocked" and "upset" where he isn't standing in the same room at all and isn't even facing the right direction. These have been presumably been cut from another moment in time, possibly minutes later when Angela is near the kitchen area discussing where she's been.
Following Episode 9, it was quickly noted Casey was missing from the eviction ceremony. So, where was she? An early theory predicts she might have been asked to isolate due to COVID-19, as the timing of this episode comes close to when the alleged shutdown of production occurred. But this has not been confirmed and her sudden disappearance is yet to be acknowledged in or out of the show. Interestingly, Casey also doesn't appear in the Extended Vote on 7Plus for this episode, which actually puts the entire eviction in doubt as there's no evidence for how she voted nor any explanation for her absence.
These are some of just a few editing blunders so far. I know there's plenty more...
Fire away!
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