Documentary Unit: Production - The Shoot: Part 3

We continued on all the way to The Strand before we came across a fourth man, hidden in a little nook of a building, we was also willing to be interviewed.

The little nook in the building where the fourth man was.

Across the road was a fifth man who we chose not to interview as we felt we had enough and wanted to save some memory for a final summary interview

Location of fifth homeless man.

The final homeless person we encountered couldn't speak any English and so LoneDon rang up a translator on his phone and used them to notify the man what their intentions were in terms of handouts. Successful they were able to give him one and again, we filmed a minimal amount due to saving the memory.

Location of sixth and final homeless man.

We returned to where the fifth homeless man was and went down the staircase beside him (in the picture above) which led us to a nice quiet area where we could film our final interview: asking the heroes how the day went, was it a success and their plans for the future. With that we bid farewell and made our way back to Victoria Station.

Location of final interview.

My thoughts before the shoot were:

- It isn't going to go well.

- Will there actually be any actuality opportunities?

- Their answers to the questions will be very short and/or one words ones.

My thoughts were, thankfully, wrong and it turned out to be a really good day. I feel my skills with zooming, focussing and adjusting the aperture have improved due to the constant goings on and my awareness of potentially great shots/moments have also gained a boost as a result.