Denna fråga har diskuterats både inom TV-serierna och prosa-romanen som leder till
Enkelt uttryckt kan en gråtande ängel existera som en oberoende enhet inom en kamerabild eller videofilm. Om du tittar på det här dokumentet blir ängeln frusen, men så snart det inte observeras kan ängeln röra sig fritt inom ramen och avsluta bildskärmen du använder för att observera den.
Vi ses mest tydligt i tv-avsnittet "Angels Time"
AMY: Doctor Song? Did you have more than one clip of the Angel?
RIVER: No, just the four seconds.
(The Angel is now looking straight at the viewer, hands completely lowered. The time stamp has moved as far as 00:11:28:04 before jumping back to 00:11:24:23. When Amy looks at the monitor again, it is closer to the camera. The module door closes and locks behind her.)
(Amy tries turning off the monitor, but it comes back on again, and again, and again. She moves close to the monitor.)
AMY: But you're just a recording. You can't move. (She tries to pull out the lead to the monitor. When she looks back up, the Angel is up close to the camera, but the time stamp is still running through the same four seconds.)
AMY: Doctor?
(Amy cannot open the door. The Angel's mouth is open.)
AMY: Doctor!