Shoot the rodeo
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As coined by members of Red Letter Media, a film is said to shoot the rodeo when it features a setpiece or event that was clearly not designed explicitly for the film. This is commonly used as a means to increase the production value of a low budget film without actively creating sets, hiring actors or extras, or writing filler for the film.
Mike and Jay first explained the term in Wheel of the Worst #7. The name comes from the film Blood Shack (aka The Chooper) wherein the filmmakers literally shot footage of a rodeo to increase the runtime and provide a spectacle for their audience.
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- Wheel of the Worst #7: The Dog Sitter video is said to include many instances of shooting the rodeo due to the sheer amount of slapdash footage cobbled together.
- Blood Shack (aka The Chooper): The trope namer. Footage of a real rodeo is inexplicably inserted in the center of the film and justified by having a character in an abandoned ticket-taking booth.