The Leacock reading was really fun to read, simply because of it’s anecdotal style. Though a point that was really interesting for me was his recollection of working on Jazz Dance. I’ve always preferred real time filming, and to read about Leacock’s experience of that performance was exciting. With the prospect of making our own documentaries later this semester, filming like this in real time is something I’m considering using as part of filming.

The other point that connected with me was the paragraph on typical, contemporary documentary filming techniques where “four or five large men come busting into our tiny apartment with tripods, cameras, microphones, booms, and light-stands.” The idea of filming in such a static mode seems boring, if not distasteful; not lending itself to the potential for documentary to show an existing world rather than one constructed by a crew. That territory belongs to drama, and the risk of missing a moment or not capturing it quite right is part of the thrill of filming in real time.