Fail the Fucking Students

In viewing the beheading, there were some very very noticable edits. I find the video to be rather suspect.

First of all, the screaming starts prior to anything actually happening.

Second, there were two cameras used. You can tell by their inclusion of the time code.

Third, The time code is also another problem. There is a section at 4:37, just before the beheading, where the camera comes in, and then gets caught up in the jumble of people. The time code then jumps by 7 seconds. The blurry close-up used when a student filmmaker is trying to get a one-cut look, but the time code is at fault here. At 5:17, we have another jump in time, of almost a minute and a half. It looks like they have finished their beheading already, but the time code jumps for them to life the head up in proud moment.

Fourth, it appears they are cutting from the top up, but the screaming stops at a rather odd place.

Fifth, the time code isn't precise on the two cameras either. There is a discrepancy of about 30 seconds between the two cameras' time codes. Camera one (which is the bookend) pushes him over at 2:46:42, then they have the head already lifted at 2:46:18, or 96 seconds. Camera two, however, has a time code starting at 13:45:47 and they're in the process of lifting the head at 13:47:48, In other words, 121 seconds.

I'm normally not a conspiracy theorist, but this video has problems with reality. If I was a film teacher, I'd fail them.

I should also note that this is not a time code, so much as a time stamp. It doesn't have frames on it, its just hours, minutes, and seconds.

(If you haven't seen the video: Salon had it up Thank you Phil for another link.)

Also, I'd like to give thanks to Troma Studios and John Waters for teaching me what good and bad filmmaking is all about, as well as movies like Cannibal Holocaust, and I Spit on Your Grave for giving me a stomach and eye for fake movie making. Also, Blair Witch for teaching me that a conspiracy is easy to create.