Interview profiles

Interview 1- Nina Vental

Our first interview starts at 39 seconds. It follows a lengthy
introduction to our documentary which ends explaining how were
going to speak to the people who selflessly offer their time and
support to those in need, like Nina Vental, who operates a food
bank located
Nina was in Hersham
an important part of the foodbank footage as she was
the only paid employee. We felt it was appropriate to ask her
some facts and figures about the food bank as this is the side
shes more involved in. It enabled us to gain a perspective on
what situations individuals are in to approach the food bank and
where they get their main bulk of donations from. The formality
is reflected by the location of the shot and the type of mid-shot
we used. We weren't able to include all footage of Nina however
she gave us pathways to research and more knowledge into the
topic were exposing in our project.
 Interview 2- Jane Coggins
Janes interview starts at 2 minutes 32 seconds. As a group we felt
it was also important to gain a less formal interview from an
individual at the food bank. As our previous interview, Nina, was a
paid employee we were interested in interviewing a volunteer.
Jane, as shown to the right, was perfect. We spoke to her about
the reason why she gives up her time and what encouraged her to
do it. The setting amongst the warehouse was a key feature to the
interview. As we were asking her more light hearted questions the
background needed to represent that. Jane gave us an easy
transition between Hersham into greater London as the interview
concluded our findings at the foodbank.
 Interview 3- Tony Parkins
Tonys interview plays at 3 minutes 10 seconds. This interview
follows a montage sequence of London and a voice over
explaining: . The amount of homelessness in London has doubled
over the past five years. Redundancy, poor mental health,
domestic abuse, and substance addiction are just some of the
things that cause homelessness. We asked two Londoners their
opinions on the topic. Tony gave a very empathetic interview
showing his sympathy for the homeless. We found out he lives
near central London which was an essential piece of information
for the interview. We felt the best way to find out the conflicting
attitude society has on homelessness was to ask the locals. He
gave a new perspective by explaining his perception on the issue
and how he feels some homeless people dont feel they deserve a
 Interview 4- Rupert Simons
Ruperts footage is the ending interview in our project. It begins shortly
after Tonys as the two swap in between each other to show the two
conflicting opinions. He gave us a new dimension to our project by showing
slight hostility towards homelessness being on his doorstep. What wasnt
featured in our edited footage was him explaining how he has previously
approached homeless individuals and explained various help they can
contact e.g. the Pret a manger schemes. The aspect of age also plays into
the two interviews. Tony is an older gentlemen and shows a softer mind-set
towards the issue however the younger interviewee, shows a more negative
perspective towards the homeless population. It enabled us to represent
the majority of society as most of the viewers watching our documentary
opening will be able to relate to some points made by at least of the
interviews we included in our project.