Grizzly Man

That guy crossed some lines with his subject and it didn't turn out well for him. There are two schools of wildlife documentary - the 1960's era Disney discipline, which is frequently staged with trained or somewhat tamed talent, and that of the disassociative observer in the wild.

I would argue that the former is narrative work and simply does not qualify as true documentary filmmaking. That said, I've "staged" sequences with pre-caught fauna to get a package done. Additionally, gratuitous liberties are often taken during post to get a thought across. The process of rearranging and bending time in doc work is generally accepted as honest business as long as you stay abstract and don't go about changing hard historic data.

Mr. Treadwell wanted it both ways and seemed to forget his place in the natural pecking order. This is happening a great deal now with the proliferation of reality-slanted "adventurementary" shows that started with Marlin Perkins in Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.

I'm another participant-offender in this area, though I don't normally move in with my subjects to get the job done.

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I have to say I have respect for this man; but I also have to scream IDIOT.

I'm not going to go live with LIONS because they didn't eat me the first day out. Because he chose to go Fossey Style doesn't make him some maverick or genius.

It's like when we see the footage of divers hanging out with Great Whites; it makes fro fun tele except when one eats the dude.
 
as he said, i will die for these animals... i will die for these animals...
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