Teenage Paparazzo

The fact that I saw Teenage Paparazzo at all was something of a happy accident. I happened to notice Adrian Grenier's name in the synopsis of the film and decided to record it, seeing as it was being shown at the absurd time of 2am on a Sunday night. The film's premise basically stems from Grenier being "papped" in LA late one night by a 13 year old photographer by the name of Austin Visschedyk. We follow Austin as he stays out until 3am outside of Hollywood nightclubs and parties waiting for Britney Spears to appear, so he can take a photo of the backs of all the adult photographers who, being much bigger than he is, stand in front of him to get the picture. Adrian Grenier also tries to get to the bottom of the profession and tries it out for himself, accompanying Austin and some friends around Hollywood for a day in disguise.
As Austin and Adrian's relationship grows and Austin realises the enormity of having a bona fide Hollywood celebrity make a documentary about him, he begins to court fame and the camera himself.
Its an interesting documentary and an extremely accomplished piece of work from Grenier, who also directed, and manages to document a fascinating story without casting judgement on Austin's parents, or Austin himself who is actually an extremely spoilt and petulant child. His camera looks like it cost more than my house.
I'm not going to pass judgement on Austin's parents either (even though they are clearly more interested in letting their 13 year old son dictate the way he is bought up than do it themselves) or even to comment on the profession of the noble paparazzo (they are literally the scum of the earth) but I am going to say that this is an excellent piece of film-making and it even manages to have something of a heartwarming ending when Adrian visits a much grown up Austin a year after filming has finished.
Thats all i'm really going to say about Teenage Paparazzo as I think documentaries are made to present a subject matter to an individual for them to make their own personal opinion. In my opinion, this is fantastic and I highly recommend it.
Now i'm going off to try out my new 1 mega pixel camera phone outside of Chinawhites. Fingers crossed for an upskirt shot of Michelle Heaton.
5 stars.