The Rules of each Obstructions:
For Obstruction#1, no single edit may be longer than 12 frames. The actors should answer the questions in the film. The film would be shoot in Cuba. The scenery was not set. For Obstruction#2, the film would be shoot in a most miserable place. Jorgen should go close to a few really narrowing things that he refrained from filming. Jorgen would be the actor in the film. The meal should be filmed. For Obtruction#3, there was no rule. Jorgen had complete freedom. For Obtruction#4, the film needed to be a cartoon. For Obstruction#5, Jorgen would do nothing at all apart from being credited as the director and reading a script.
How does Jorgen cope with the obstructions?
For Obstruction#1, Jorgen repeated the same actions of the actor to meet the twelve-frame scene. For Obstruction#2, Jorgen used Bombay people as background and he himself acted as “the perfect human”, which broke the rules. For Obstruction#3, Jorgen invited actors and actress, and shoot two storyboards to tell the story. For Obstruction#4, in the cartoon, Jorgen mainly uses color blocks and lines with different light and dark colors to depict characters. He portrayed characters by showing the representative actions and shots in “The Perfect Human”. For Obstruction#5, Jorgen edited the behind-the-scenes footage from previous shoots, read the scripts and dubbed them.
The Effect on the Movies:
For Obstruction#1, the repeating made a feeling of lag, which has an artistic effect and can deepen the audience’s understanding of details. For Obstruction#2, The crowd in the background has a chaotic feeling, which contrasts with the delicate and quiet feeling of Jorgen when he was having meals. For Obstruction#3, the two storyboards complemented each other and allowed the audience to understand the story more comprehensively. For Obstrction#4, the light and dark contrast of colors and changes in lines give the audience visual impact and make the audience feel very novel. For Obstruction#5, the behind-the-scenes footage gave out a relaxed and everyday feeling. The black and white scenes made the audience more focus on the scripts and the feelings, making them think and image.
Other thoughts:
I personally like how this movie combines documentary with Jorgen’s films and “The Perfect Human” film. Especially in the documentary part, the camera shook unsteadily, giving people an immersive feeling. The films Jorgen shoot were originated from the “The Perfect Human” but had different innovations. This gave the original film new understandings and interpretations.