Homework: Interview Planning

http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/journalism/skills/interviewing

 1. Quiz on Thursday 1st thing. Watch the videos in your groups and prepare to answer 'how would you' questions based on the following advice.

1.     Simple questions

2.     Treating interviewees fairly

3.     Getting the first question right: Stephen Sackur

4.     Getting guests to open up: Victoria Derbyshire and Eddie Mair

5.     Researching an interview: Jon Sopel and Libby Purves

6.     Arts interviews: Mark Lawson

7.     TV interview tips: Jane Corbin, Jon Sopel and Jim Fitzpatrick

You will be exploring this advice in your instructional videos (Mini-assignment 2)

  

2. Having had your Interviews Format and Topic agreed complete your full proposal for your interviews ready to be signed off/agreed by the Commissioning Editor of Factual Programming (Me)

Include:

• Format of your production (doc, news, studio, panel)
• Outline of your interview proposal/question 
• Who your expert will be (name, job/role and contact details)
• What they will be able to contribute/opinion/expert or specialist knowledge & experience
• Locations that will establish the credibility/relevance of the contributor
• A summary of research into the subject matter - stats and facts, previous studies/docs etc
• 10 proposed questions based on your research for your contributor

email this to r.barton@ctksfc.ac.uk

By next week you need to have all the planning completed and uploaded to your blogs: 

• Format (which, what the topic is)
• Research (for each contributor and rationale why this authority), 
• Structured questions (for each interview), with annotation on rationale/purpose
• Contact details & profile for each contributor (who they are, role & background), 
• Telephone Contact (recorded)
• Courtesy Email sending questions in advance
• Acknowledgement of fairness/ethics,  
• Arrangements for locations (recee/permission release) and dates for the shoot (shooting schedule, email ) 
• Equipment list and 'set up' notes

The expectation is they will be calling them (recording the conversations of their phones) and sending the questions to their collaborators in advance during the lesson and writing up your individual report on the organisation of the process. 

The resources we used in class will help you structure and organise your process and questions, and include in your production log/report.

1. http://ctkmedial3extdip.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/structuring-your-questions.html 

2 .http://ctkmedial3extdip.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/process-type-how-to-prepare-for-your.html