Another takeaway from the Kirsten Johnson Q&A is her response to the question that I asked her, “At what point does the one behind the camera have to stop filming and act when there’s (potential) danger about to happen to a subject.” KJ first responds by reminding me that just be being behind the camera that one is already acting. The cameraperson is already intervening and changing the dynamic of things occurring in front of the camera. She spoke about this being a dilemma for ethical people and that one has to negotiate these “second-to-second basis” of what/when to film. She says that we can’t know certain things; therefore, we must constantly seek to understand the people and the environment that we’re in.
