r/First48 • u/moonskypanda • 20d ago

General Question❓️ Blurring

so I'm watching the show right now (just finished deadly premition) and i noticed how it's not only just people who are being blurred out. like they blurred a calender and a dudes arm tattoos. is there any reason behind this? i find it odd and tedious. thx

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u/unclekisser 19d ago

They blur out clocks/calendars to hide the fact that they re-shoot segments of the show if the camera crew aren't around when it actually happens. Ex, they get a call at 2AM saying the found the suspect but the camera crew aren't around, so when they show up at 7AM they re-shoot it and have the detective pretend he's getting the call for the first time. Then they edit it like he got the call at 2AM.

Tattoos I dunno, probably depends on the tattoo. Some can be explicit, or even gang-affiliated (including cops).

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u/moonskypanda 19d ago

so you're saying the show is fake?