The “Fly on the Wall” Myth in Documentaries

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]I have like all this resolution about this idea of the fly on the wall. Yeah, tell me more. Why? As soon as you turn up in any place with a camera Yeah.

[00:00:11]you're deluding yourself to think that there's not like you're not having some effect, you know?

[00:00:15]>> Right. I mean Like even right now, you know, people see us walking around and talking and everybody kind of turns and goes the other way.

[00:00:22]>> [laughter] >> Yeah, cuz you can see depending on the circumstance, some people are having aversion to cameras being around. Also, cameras can be an incredible attractant.

[00:00:30]Yeah. And so you know, part of the discretionary responsibility in situations like that is like, wait a minute, my presence and my camera beginning to have an effect that's like altering what the actual reality of of this is.