Why Are You Touching My Stuff?

If there is one thing more annoying than constructive criticism from people who have no understanding of what you do, it would have to be the general public’s fascination with cameras. Pull out a camera anywhere and I guarantee someone will instantly start making an ass of themselves. The production group I work with, Turnstyle Films, was quietly shooting a short for the Toronto Urban Film Festival on Wednesday night when a lovely spectator decided it was absolutely necessary that he butt into our shoot. The second he saw the camera he needed to know what we were shooting who it was for and try to impress us by doing pull ups on the rickety scaffolding we were standing near. What makes the average person think they need to put on a show when a camera is on? Because, hypothetically if we had the power to show the world this video footage, you now will be known to everyone as that guy who can do pull ups on camera, what an achievement, I’m glad I preserved this on film forever, And obviously since you have just made cinema history you probably have the right to start playing with my really expensive equipment. Look, all I’m trying to get across is that the saying goes “curiosity killed that cat” and you’re not a cat so your curiosity is only going to get you punched in the face. Unless, you can walk up to a production group and instantly prove you’re either the next P.T. Anderson, or Daniel Day Lewis, Your asinine antics will only make you look as such… So why are you touching my stuff?