Cameraperson (2016) begins with a collection of short segments, which may leave you wondering why you are watching this footage. Since it was my first experience with Kirsten Johnson's work, if I'd seen her documentaries earlier, I might have appreciated them more. However some segments (or possibly all?) will have follow-up segments later.
The film is a memoir and certain parts are personal, which I cannot say I was able to establish connections with, but she also touches upon the creative process of documentary filmmaking. Such segments marked a turning point in my viewing experience and made me see the segments in her film in a different light.
Just as I did, watching this film as the very first film by Kirsten Johnson might be similar to watching Andrei Tarkovsky's "The Mirror/Zerkalo" (1975) before any of his other work. I wouldn't recommend it, but if you see her other work later and like them, it may worth watching this film again.
The film is a memoir and certain parts are personal, which I cannot say I was able to establish connections with, but she also touches upon the creative process of documentary filmmaking. Such segments marked a turning point in my viewing experience and made me see the segments in her film in a different light.
Just as I did, watching this film as the very first film by Kirsten Johnson might be similar to watching Andrei Tarkovsky's "The Mirror/Zerkalo" (1975) before any of his other work. I wouldn't recommend it, but if you see her other work later and like them, it may worth watching this film again.