As mentioned from the rest of the team mates last tuesday we conducted a series of interviews with Eric, eric and kevin. One was a re-do while the others were new. These interviews were all scheduled to run 30 min each with enough time to set-up the equipment and get back to class in time for the video update showcasing. However, the stories we captured were very emotional and real they were also told with such detail that it took longer to film.
The first person we filmed was Eric, this was the first time we filmed him, he had a lot of energy and was exited to be on camera. But when he was on camera it was apparent he was a little uncomfortable and had a great story but for the most part sounded very rehearsed. He had a great story to tell on how homelessness affected him and how interfaith helped him get back on his feet and on his way to get a degree. I was moved to see that after the interview he was actually on his way to pick up some shirts that were going to be donated to him on behalf of interfaith so it can help him get a job. He mentioned this during his interview, this is when the story became real to me, made me realize that he is currently going through what he told us in the interview.
Our second interview was Eric, an individual that we have interview previously, the second time around was a lot better. He felt more comfortable, was answering the questions a little more thoroughly and definitely gave us more emotion than the first time. He is very cooperative with us, and is more than happy to have us follow him around to get some Broll next time.
After we finished our second interview we realized that we were behind schedule, and conducting our 3rd interview would definitely take overlap our class time. But we considered the fact that we had a great opportunity to interview Kevin, who has a reputation of being a great public speaker. Throughout the day we were constantly informed of Kevin's outstanding speech ability by a variety of people. So we decided to stay and got some great footage. Kevin gave us powerful insight on his struggles that led him to become homeless. He told us of his life in the military and how he is originally from the east coast but came to california to aid a friend fighting cancer. His story was very emotional, we had to take a break during his interview because he got chocked up recalling the tough times he had helping his friend fight cancer.
Listening to these past interviews really gave me a greater understanding of how the veterans got to become homeless. And generally how anyone can be homeless all of a sudden. The impact that homelessness can have on an individuals psychologically, making them feel vulnerable, and a shame. But most importantly it gave me a better understanding on how Interfaith helps these individuals get back on their feet. By making them feel at that they have a home, lifting up their self esteem, and having them not feel alone anymore but feel as they are apart of a group.
They have helped my project because I now feel honored working with interfaith, and after these interviews I wanna to do the best job possible.
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