Graveyard fugitives

It's not something I hear often in conversation. Especially not when standing in a graveyard, in the gathering early evening gloom but Kieran genuinely said "Now all we need is the armed police unit to arrive...!"

Once a month, we record a short video message from our boss, Matt - perhaps you've seen them? - and Wednesday was the alloted day for November. We've become aware that the recent videos have all been a little samey, location-wise, so we decided to take this one, all about fear, out into the cemetery across from Urban Saints' offices. The autumnal afternoon light was closing in and we knew we'd have to shoot fast if we were going to get it done.

As we entered the graveyard, carrying all the camera kit with us, a guy cycled up and asked us if we'd seen two guys come past "because his girlfriend had just been mugged". We hadn't. Just as he cycled away, another man and, ever the suspicious one, I began to feel uneasy, as if we were actually being scammed. I kept a tight hold of the camera bag and a weather eye on the horizon at all times as we continued up the hill to our location. We set up, but I was still on edge, buzzing around looking out for people - not least for Matt to arrive as the light was disappearing fast.

When he did arrive, with Kieran, we realised that there was a police helicopter hovering around the cemetery. The combination of the fading light and the background noise meant they we would have to postpone until another day. As we packed down, being careful not to make any sudden moves or look like we're fleeing(!), we joked about the potential newspaper headlines. When the police car, with two armed officers pulled up, the joking turned to further unease. Fortunately, though, we weren't whisked off to the station for further questioning but it was a very surreal thing for 4 Christian guys to be approached, while making a video in a gloomy graveyard, by armed police, with a surveillance helicopter hovering overhead...