How successfully does Jørgen Leth handle the obstructions?
At first, he handles them poorly and he views the obstructions as impossible workarounds. After thinking on it and working with it for awhile, he makes very good work regardless of the obstructions. Although, for the second obstruction, even though he made a good product, he failed to make what Von Trier wanted him to make.
Are the obstructions helpful in making creative work, or are they stumbling block?
I believe that the obstructions are both helpful and stumbling blocks. At first, they limit the artist and make them trip over themselves and sometimes even fall, but after awhile the artist can utilize them to figure out a new method of making what they want to fulfill.
How might this film help you make your own work?
It gives me an understanding that what the client or viewer wants is not always what we can provide with our normal way of thinking. So, if I am told to do something that I have never done before or I believe to be impossible, I need to change my thinking and progress through a new and different route in order to make a successful product.
