Bowfingering is named for the movie Bowfinger in which a down-and-out filmmaker in Hollywood attempting to make a film on a small budget with a star who does not know that he is in the film. Bowfingering is when you film someone with or without their knowledgeand then edit the film to make a story that they had no part of.
Bowfingering,
Buddy didn't know that he was playing the girls love interest because we were Bowfingering him.