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That was SO funny!!! I could not believe the shot where the guy slips and falls, but no one helps him. It happens right next to the guy filming, but he bolts. So much for higher ideals, eh?

Starbucks stinks. Literally.

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It almost feels staged. I thought the girl's scream and point at the beginning seemed a bit dramatic.

almost feels staged..... it's so blatently staged.

Hah! You peoples cracks me up, the copy machine vid is less staged than this?!?!

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So, the consensus is that it's staged? Well, I guess I'm a sucker for a jerky camera technique. they probably program that into the steadycam ( :

Dag, I didn't think it was necessarily staged. Is every "real video" out there staged now? I dont think so. Its possible this was genuine.

I think the initial spotting of the skunk was a bit serendipitous(sp?) though, just happens to pan over and point directly at the originating pointer and screamer. I guess I'm 50% 50% on this being staged and will go with the Family Feud statistical model.... SURVEY SAYS..

Looks kind of staged. But pretty good if it is. How did that skunk end up in there? Funny.

could be, couldn't be...no more or less realistic than any americas home videos and stuff

This looks so staged! Why?

1. Trying to hard for the shaky cam effect.
2. Camera drops and focuses right on the person who notices the skunk.
3. Everyone instantly runs out.
4. Fake reactions from people. Eww. Eww. I smell. Eww.
5. Blatant cut/glitch to setup the scene when the skunk walks out.

FAKE.

Don''t know. Why would someone go to all that trouble to stage something like this. Very funny.

I'm with the staged crowd as well, although typically pet skunks have their scent gland removed.

sure feels staged..

umm.. SOOO STAGED. nice try though!

*promote a classic staged vid

Re-promoting this video to the front page as a VideoSift Classic. Originally published on Monday 3rd April 2006 (promotion called by gold star member Krupo)

Staged, staged, staged. That word looks weird if you type it too much. Weird. Weird. THAT word looks strange. Strange. Anyway, it's staged. I bet my mother on it.

And the net result of calling this a classic example of a staged video, is two extra votes.