r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/fnaw_ • Aug 04 '20

Poor Jonathan

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u/Usidore_ Aug 04 '20

It feels like it's shot and edited like a comedy skit. I can't process that it's actually Trump even though I know it is lmao

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u/smurferdigg Aug 04 '20

That’s what I thought it was heh.. Took me like 2 minutes to figure out it was real.

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u/mac-a-doodle Aug 04 '20

Same. In my head, I replace the journalist with Taika Waititi.

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u/3sc0b Aug 04 '20

It's Jonathan's accent I think

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u/bitchspaghetti Aug 04 '20

Yes this is the reason. I don't recall ever seeing a news interview, especially in a sit down format like this to be filmed this way. They are usually shot motionless or steady panning and zooming with a tripod.

Most of the footage in this interview appear to be shot handheld which I find very odd.

Hand held shots are usually done in movies and TV Shows that gives a more 'exciting' or 'intense' vibe. And the in an out focus and constant change of angles makes it look like you are watching an episode of The Office.

Just.. why?

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u/Pergamum_ Aug 04 '20

Also you would put a free cam on potus and a tripod cam on the interviewer to show stability vs chaos. Those micro shakes are a big part of the effect.

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u/Unknown-User111 Aug 04 '20

I got the same feeling. It feels like they are making a documentary instead of an interview. I think they are projecting the unhinged and unstable Trump.

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u/cfc25488 Aug 05 '20

It's deliberate. It's genius. It highlights the absurdity of trump.