Location Scouting

Today we spent all day location scouting in Hillbrow in the heart of the city. It's not the safest of places, even in broad daylight, so we were escorted by security the whole day. And thank goodness, because I was provoked by a man who stood about a foot away from me staring down my camera, not me, my camera. I was very nervous only because he had his hands in his jacket, but when I looked behind me, our amazing 6 and half foot Zulu security guard was standing like a badass with arms folded. No one wants to mess with that...In the morning we went to Nelson Mandela Square, located in the financial district of Sandton, the richest in Johannesburg. Looked a lot like Herndon, Virginia. That's me posing with Nelson, although his head does appear disproportionately small, or maybe a little pear-shaped. Last night we made a Thanksgiving Dinner for the family--note the carrot in the hole. Since carjacking is a HUGE problem here, we passed by this both funny and frightening sign. Finally, Thabo, Bryce (our UPM) and Mpho react to one of the location's tight quarters (which we're NOT shooting in thankfully!!!) A long but productive day. More pics to follow...