As I was doing some class planning recently [you should provide a more specific date or time frame], a story on ABC's "Nightline" caught my ear. In this expose, a former nature documentary producer reveals that a portion of his work (and other nature docs) are not natural at all. Take a few minutes to watch the story here. [Keep in mind that if you're using a video from youtube, you can/should embed the video; since mine is from ABC, or if you're sharing an article, link it up as I did here.]
[This is when I give me reaction to this eco-event.] While watching this, I felt really frustrated and deceived. Part of my interest in the environment, eco-composition, and sustainability has sprung from watching films like this. The beauty and wonder they convey is enough to make anyone care about basic environmental concepts like "wildlife." But the fact that I'm essentially basing my career off of a *sometimes* false pretense is incredibly frustrating. (Keep in mind that he only represents his production company; I refuse to think about Planet Earth being "faked.")
So for me, the dilemma becomes this: does it really matter if this stuff is fake? If these faked documentaries inspire people like me to do real work in sustainability, then is anything lost? Are they deceiving us or inspiring us to care?
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