Originally Posted by
Drew Wiley
Did what by himself? Made some noise? That's due to his extant big media microphone, frumpy society connections, and huge personal budget, not necessarily anything brilliant in itself. I didn't use the term "noise" without a reason. He had all kinds of assistants and props, a team or crew, brought in people as models with paraphernalia wholly unrelated to the given locality, like that pretentious shot of the beekeeper playing a flute.... hardly did it all by himself.
He would have needed an automated film-holder conveyor belt if that had been the case, just like every other machine-gunner who can't reliably anticipate the "decisive moment" - probably too nervous or neurotic, I dunno; maybe just had too much money, so wasted it on a lot of redundant extra shots. Wish there were more of those kinds today - it would boost sheet film sales and maybe lower the price.