Tips for an uninspired filmstudent during a pandemic

[Enileoj]

Dear people of East Dulwich and beyond,

I am a filmstundent doing an MA in creative documentary directing living in the area and I am in a pickle. With projects not going ahead as planned due to covid and not being able to interact with the world around me as I'm used to.. I'm having a hard time finding new stories that inspire me. Do you know one? I'm looking localy for stories, interesting characters or places, something going on or something that angers you - anything!

[Lynne]

Read all the stories about the post. You could trail a postman and watch people shouting at him/her or visit the sorting office. Perhaps the sight of a camera would inspire them to actually get the post moving. Stories about what the post means to people

[jazzer]

The apparent P13 "granny wagon". a day in the life or at least a few end to end journeys to show what a useful service it is, when it's not on diversion.

[Nigello]

How about "ostentatious queueing" - viz. Gail's, Mons, posh butcher's shops. Everyone's got an opinion on that.

[mrwb]

Go film all the closed places and deserted central London, the City and Canary Wharf. as a historical record of what happened.

[IlonaM]

How about documenting the local charities helping the elderly, refugees and others? I can put you in touch with a local refugee organisation that has been feeding their clients throughout lockdown - not promising anything, but you might be able to help each other.

[Effra]

Go research the local businesses that have transitioned to on-line trading in response to the restrictions due to Covid.