I'd agree with the other, lone review as of this writing that Jonathan Baker wore out his welcome very quickly. If they wanted to direct a profile of a very determined, 'fearless' wannabe director, great, call it the Jonathan Baker Story. But I was drawn to the doc by the other, experienced directors featured.
It was a diverse group, and I enjoyed their articulate testimonials of how they broke into directing, each entering from a different aspect of filmmaking (acting, commercials, documentaries). Expanded, they would make interesting lectures in a film school series.
Unfortunately, the insights were sliced and diced into 20-second snippets and - because we all know people talking is boring - blasts of light would assault you to signal another cut. It had the effect of when you change direction while driving and BOOM the sun hits you and you reach for the visor while you pray for the spots to go away.
And if that wasn't sufficiently migraine-inducing, jarring videos would play on 'screens' behind the speaker, the movement meant to provide some stimulation, but actually distracted and annoyed.
Couldn't watch it, unfortunately. Probably the best approach would be to acclimate your ear to the subjects' voices and then play the audio.
Good luck with that directing thing.
