Big Issue North Films

Big Issue North ‘Mini Documentary’

Link | Posted on August 25, 2016 by editorjasonlockproductions

We always love to work closely with Charities and produce interesting and arresting film and video projects at Jason Lock Productions, that raise social awareness. None more so than with the Big Issue North. The director Jason Lock, has worked closely with Big Issue North for many years, providing PR and editorial photography for the magazine, working closely with the staff and vendors. It takes a special sort of respect and understanding to work with people (and that is the key word) faced with the difficulties of being homeless.

So it was a fantastic feeling when that photographic work got a chance to be translated into film; short documentary ‘portraits’ showing how behind the vendor numbers, there was a real person. A real person not to be dismissed or judged.

It was great fun editing these two pieces, as it gave me a chance to simply express how the figures you see on the street selling The Big Issue, are real people, not to be ignored. If you watch the two films you will see a very simple technique was used to make people aware of the humanity of the homeless. Starting with a voice over provided by the vendor (seller) themselves we find out a little about the persons life, as we cut closer and closer through the crowd to see our ‘hero’ in question. By starting far away, the figure small against the city backdrop and cutting closer and closer we make the person human.

Have a watch of the two films below:-

Vendor N0. 26

Director: Jason Lock Editor: Andrew Swarbrick

Production Company: Jason Lock Productions

David: A Big Issue North Mini Documentary

Director: Jason Lock Editor: Andrew Swarbrick

Production Company: Jason Lock Productions

You can also see Vendor №. 26 film at Big Issue North’s website here.

Don’t forget to get in touch if you are in the ‘Third Sector’ (social, education, the Arts, environment, health, museum) and require an engaging video or film which delivers your message.

Also thanks to Blackmagic Design for supplying the cinema camera for these films.