17.10.16
- ask your interviewer their questions before you shoot
- make sure they know what to say and don't ummm errr etc
- think about the tone/style of your interview
- depends on subject matter involved
- approach should match the story
- hard interview - investigative
- informative - audience in the picture
- soft - lighter type of interview
- proper interviews
- emotional engagement
- experience and expertise
- colour and context
- who do we interview?
- experts - specialist opinion
- scientists
- doctors
- ordinary people - relevant to subject
- interested parties
- questions
- explore the subject
- get to know the interviewer and engage
- create tension and drama
- audience want answers too
- how do we choose the people?
- relevance to subject
- charisma/character
- good talker
- prestige/importance
- headline appeal
- exclusivity
- whistle blower
- expertise
- finding interviewees
- research
- contacts
- online directories
- newspapers
- advertising
- employ investigators
- potential interviewees
- meet prior to interview
- availability
- your story
- performance
- don't ask them the exact questions
- make a script that matches what you want to gain from them
- do your own checks on these people
- prepare question areas and structure it
- structure not script
- script is too dry
- where will you shoot
- lighting and sound
- opened not closed (yes/no) questions
- allow room for conversation
- be brave
- ask questions that people want to hear
- shoot a set up sequence
- shots which sustain time which will be taken up introducing character in voice over
- interviewer in or out of vision?
- person needs to make sense without questions being asked if out of vision
- INTERVIEWS
- prep 100% for them
- relax your interviewees
- faux naive
- start with easy questions and actively listen to answers
- let characters expose and create tension
- ALWAYS get consent forms signed
- can therefore use footage - people might get aggy at characteristic revealing footage (tension, crying, storming out)
- PLENTY of time to set up
- 1 hour before - can then solve and problems we have and not keep people waiting
- LISTEN carefully to answers
- ASK questions clearly
- allow time inbetween them finishing speaking and stopping the camera - cant have cut voices in footage, 2 seconds + for editing use
- VARY shot sized
- reframe whilst asking questions if interviewer out of visio
- MUST shoot reaction shots
- nodding
- smiling
10.10.16
- have a character list that you want/need
- can do in and out of the timeline
- cross cutting
- truthful edit
- building a profile of characters
- opinion can change
- we don't have to agree but we need to care (audience)
- shaky camera footage
- raw
- real life
- not made up or 'produced'
- audience needs to be sure that what they are viewing is real
(unknown date)
- the audience should be at the heart of all of your ideas
- have in mind who you are talking to
- audience expectation must be considered
- truth and objectivity is really important
- practical conciderations
- budget
- time scale
- weather
- access
- size and skills of team
- camera kit
- availability of talent
- legal constraints
- location and travel (costs etc)
- where to find ideas
- newspapers, online, journals, contacts
- best ideas come first hand - directly from the source
- press offices
- experts
- social interests and pressure groups
- ordinary people
- avoid something which is too0 personal
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