Being scientists, the interviewees don't give a simple answer. We see and hear a number of difficult statements and body language/gestures being posed towards the interviewer in a bid of disbelief that they are unable to answer the question. I really like the way the production has been edited, as the filming is very casual, but the cutaways and editing technique makes the audience watching think about the question too.
We see each individual scientist contemplate their answer as they struggle to come up with an agreement straight away, which is probably very rare in their field of thought. Each of them initially respond with "Oh that's a good question" and "Oh that's a tough one". It's clear that they are deeply thinking about this, and are puzzled on what to endure during the interview. The awkward body language from a number of the scientists makes it clear as day that they have never even thought about the question being asked before, and some even retaliate with a question to try and cover their confusion.
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| Initial reactions of three interviewees |
With the body language side of things, it all means the same thing but is portrayed in a different manor, depending on the interviewee. Normally, if a person is confident, they will sit up straight and look directly into the camera and answer the question in great detail. With this, the gesture is very slouched, laid back and almost clueless as the interviewees struggle to answer the question immediately.
I think as a whole, the point in asking this particular question is to discover whether people's own faith and views give limitation on science itself, or if it scientists are completely open minded and not biased.
To gather a real understanding of this, we made our own version, with our own question. Read about it here: http://strictlysavage.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/documenting-doing-18-give-them-enough.html
Cheerio. :o)
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