i just recently watch camera for the first time ( there show it on www . lovefilm . com for free ) . what i gather that this film somewhere along the line parallel with cronenberg life ( just speculation ) . le carlson ( the old man ) seem to talk about the anxiety of not work and that the thought or dream or physicality of the film world keep him motivated and feel less anxious . we also see the kid ( these be the secondary subject and or maybe the primary ) a they plod along set up the camera but not in a childlike or juvenile way and they rig and set up the mixing board and set the light and rig the camera completely . some thought on this subject make me think of the new generation of filmmaker cronenberg have to encounter ( he also could be call new filmmaker kid and but this illustrate a more profound answer maybe they be not and and they be take over ) . i mainly state this a the solution to the old man talk a the kid be set everything up around him he doesn not notice whats go on and he to busy talk about his own problem and the fact that he be a retired actor . you really have to watch the film to get what i mean . it could also just be a fragment of cronenbergs sense of humour . i hope more people watch this short film and offer their thought a to it subtext and maybe even symbolism .