He Fought With Yellow Flowers

This staged fight, interceded by a director in a backwards visor, is even more staged by the obvious jump cutting, as if pieces of his statement were taken out to fit the message of the campaign. Going from a close up to a mid-wide shot, the quality of sound changing with the distance, and the placement of the action behind him is a sign of auto-corrected editing. A black actor punching the “lead” at the words “tough guy” leads to a mid-wide jump cut of action being stopped by the director, and a profound-ish statement in the foreground. The action is literally paused for the line, and then continues at “community organizer.” This makes it clear what the public should pay attention to, and what is farfetched, although given the wide shot where more of the action is visible, our visual attention is immediately drawn to the background. Issues important to Americans and the American media are outlined clearly and skirted over quickly and realistically, while important information is being contrasted with a staged film fight.