Another illustration of the media’s alteration of reality is a series of three documentaries that has been aired on Channel 4. The series features the award-winning Middle East correspondent, Robert Fisk. According to Fisk, the camera has an influence on the truth. Reality has to be made digestible for television- or film viewers. One important requirement is simplicity. The director controls and overviews the film-making. It is him/her who makes final decisions in terms of shooting. Thus, the viewer sees the reality through the eyes of the director since he/she rules on what to tape and what to omit. One example in the documentary that illustrates this aspect in a clear way is the occasion when the director, Michael Dutfield, decides to move the furniture or, more precisely, the sofa upon which one of the interviewees is sitting. “It gives the wrong impression,” Dutfield said. It is a common fact that reality isaltered to fit the viewer’s taste. Interviewees are selected or rather ‘auditioned’ to create the perfect image the director or media agency wants. Film material is often revised to appeal to a broader audience. In addition, money plays an important part as well. The film crews depend on the budget they can spend, that is at their disposal. “At 20 pounds a minute, we could not allow our television interviewees (...) to ramble on. I would have to interject and cut into their monologue to bring them back to the point,” Fisk admits. Sometimes, the film crews also need to get permission to shoot on special locations. Consequently, documentary- or film-making is never completely independent and, reality is rarely, if ever depicted in its proper way. It is a myth that the camera never lies. There are restrictions to every technology. Reality, in its own sense, needs to be accomodated.