Man Talking in Times Square

I take the subway up from Penn Station to Times Square then walk over a block to get to the International Center of Photography. As I was passing through Times Square I saw this video camera on a tripod and lighting setup. So I stopped and watched for a few minutes, and before long the man began to talk. I couldn't see any sign of what this was for and I didn't recognize the speaker. I do know that this kind of thing is called a "standup" where a reporter on a story ends up filming himself talking, instead of filming the scene. So that's all I know. And this may not even be a reporter on a storhy. I should have asked more questions!