The Five Obstructions response

Recently, I have been imposing some of my own "rules / obstructions" in my own work in other class projects as a way to force myself into one idea to pursue and build upon. I don't know why I haven't thought about using it in Time Based Media, something I am so unfamiliar in working with, like everyone else in the class. I suppose every project in itself has obstructions, but the more I give myself or have, the less time I spend thinking about what to do and instead just make. What I found interesting about the film is right from the beginning you are watching Leth imposed with these restrictions and must react, create, and remake. He is not creating something new, but recreating something that has been made already and put on a pedestal. Making something again, with rules, I find is just as difficult as creating something quite open ended. One thing that did cross my mind during the film is why? Why is it necessary for Leth to recreate his film with another mans rules? A conclusion I reached was that the deliberately annoying and strange obstructions made by Trier made Leth give up his control over the creative process. This I find is the root of the obstructions - giving up control. In times of distress while making something, sometimes the best thing is give up control. The obstructions are really a veil that cover the simple idea that giving up control over your work can help you create work that may not necessarily be the best, but something to go off of. For me the film also put an emphasis on the creative process, as opposed to the final product. The film itself only shows clips of what Leth made and instead mostly shows Leth's reactions to the obstructions and how he solves them.