10/12/2010... :)

Today we learnt about different interview techniques, this is going to help when we start to plan our own interviews and start filming them. Some important things to remember when conducting an interview are;

• Location - make sure the filming location is relevant to the subject.
• Background - make sure there isn't too much crowding the background, you don't want to distract the audience away from the interviewee.
• Camera position - make sure the camera is in a good position, don't leave too much empty space around the interviewee. Have two camera set ups so that you can get different shots of interviewee.
• Eye contact - keep good eye contact between interviewee and interviewer.
• Questions - ask relevant questions, make sure interviewee reads questions before filming, don't make interviewee feel uncomfortable.
• Movement - make sure interviewee doesn't move around too much.
• White balance - make sure you remember to set the white balance every time the camera is turned on.
• Sound - make sure the sound levels aren't too high, or too low.