Ric Burns

Ric Burns was a very interesting presentation. It was nice to see a man who makes documentaries so laid back, and so willing to talk to all of us and make jokes. It was really interesting to hear him talk about the whole process, and why he was starting his next documentary. I did not quite understand at first what would compel someone to write a documentary on whale hunting. After he talked about it, it really started to make sense and I saw that it is actually a very interesting topic. The part of the documentary he showed us was actually really interesting. He had a lot of interviews with many people which made all the stories seem so much more believable. I liked that he focused on the one boat that never returned, and after watching I would have loved to watch the rest. He left you in suspense and led up to what would actually happen with the boat in the end. It was nice that he first described the significance of whale hunting and what it was used for in the older days. What I was thinking during the documentary is where did he get the footage of all the boats at sea? Was this old footage or did he actually go on location and shoot this?