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While filming the video documentary “The March of the Penguins,” what did French director Luc Jacquet choose to do that enabled him to work outside of the documentary genre? According to this article, how does this movie fit the description of a video documentary presented in the lecture?

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In 1992 I spent 14 months at the French [scientific center] in Antarctica [doing research]. I had also been a cameraman on another movie, The Congress of the Penguins.I am particularly inspired by the sheer beauty of Antarctica, and I felt this was a great story for the movies—the penguins living on [the] razor's edge. The story has all the elements of great drama—love, life, death.

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Director Luc Jaquet chose to film the movie from the penguins’ perspective. This enabled the viewer to feel as if they were in the company of these birds. March of the Penguins did more than just document the penguins’ reproductive cycle. It also gave an account of the harsh realities of life in the Antarctic and the extremes of the polar environment. This movie fit the description of a video documentary because it filmed the penguins in their natural habitat.