There are two scenes in the original Faces of Death which were real, one where some French politician is shot, and I can't remember the other one. Faces of Death II was mostly real, but it was less impressive, with the exception of a plane crash, where you don't see the actual crash, but the aftermath with body parts strewn all over the street. That was the most dramatic thing in the whole series, I think. There are 4 in all, by the way. The Traces of Death series (5 in all, I think) is also less visually impressive. There's not much in the way of narration either, mostly death metal and some guy that's supposed to sound like Satan.