Assignment 1, Task 3: Questions for Interview

Task 3: The Interview (Final Assessment)

You will now interview each other using Single-Camera set ups to demonstrate your understanding of interview techniques and your skills in setting up an interview.

Remember:

·         Film in a suitable location/backdrop,

·         Use ’rule of 3rds’, follow the 180 deg rule,

·         Film a 2 shot for the Intro and Wind Up together at the start

·         Main interview shoot ‘singles’ on each person

·         Use mid shots if they are gesturing, use close ups if they are getting serious

·         Write your own and use warm up questions

·         Use appropriate lighting and sound equipment (do not film where there is background noise or into a light source such as a window)

·         Film all the responses from the contributor

·         Interviewer summarise the key points

·         Then film the interviewer asking the questions later

·         Then film noddies and reaction shots

Questions to be asked/responded to in the interview

1. How many types of interviews are there and how do they differ?
Example Response: You have four types of interviews; celebrity, sports, political, and talking heads. Celebrity interviews tend to be more intimate and personal, asking questions about their personal life - the Graham Norton Show interview with Saoirse Ronan is an example of this, as it is very relaxed and they talk about her personal life as well as the films she's in. 
Sports interviews are generally shorter and are conducted soon after an event. Political interviews are confrontational and their aim is to extract information - the Tarantino interview can fall into this category as well as the celebrity catergory,  as the interview becomes confrontational about Tarantino's views on violence, etc. Talking heads are a type of interview in which a specialist is spoken to about a specific topic to provide extra information. 

2. What are the different question types?
The different question types are; open, closed, single, multiple, direct, and indirect. In The Graham Norton Show where he interviews Saoirse Ronan about her part in The Host, he uses mainly open questions to allow her to talk about the film about it has affected her life.
3. How are the interview styles chosen?
The interview styles were chosen depending on the topic of the interview and the style of the show. The Graham Norton interview was light-hearted and entertaining, whereas the Tarantino interview was confrontational and promotional. 

4. How is the structure of the interviews laid out?
There is an obvious structure to interviews, they follow this pattern; introductions, development questions, confidence building, key questions, soundbites, summary then windup. Both of the interviews follow the same structure, except for there was no introduction for Tarantino. 

5. What kind of communication skills are needed when interviewing someone?
When conducting an interview, it is important to build a rapport with your subject to ease the tension, you can do this by listening to what they have to say and by making sure you have an open body language and to not act defensively while interviewing. In the Saoirse Ronan interview, Graham Norton built a rapport by having a fake fight demonstration to link with Saoirse's previous movies. 

6. There are various types of journalistic context, can you talk about them? 
There are many ways of publishing the content. You can do it through print, television, radio, online, news, sport, feature-writers and editorials. In the Saoirse Ronan interview, the audience was shown a movie poster and later on, a clip from the film, which helped inform them on the topic of the interview. 7. The purpose for holding an interview differs for every interview, so could you explain some of those purposes?
There are many purposes for an interview, such as to research, enhance the audience's understanding, presenting information, interpretive or explaining and the accountability of emotions allowing the audience an insight to a situation. The Tarantino interview was conducted to get information from Tarantino about his beliefs on violence, although Tarantino wanted to use is as an advertisement for his new movie 'Django Unchained'.

8. How were the camera positioned for the interview set up (how many camera’s, studio or location, what shots types and how were the subject’s framed?)
The rule of thirds is important as it helps to create a more balanced and interesting composition for the audience watching. In both of the interviews, the interviewee is positioned on the right on the right vertical third - occasionally they will be just off the centre of the frame.

9. What equipment would you take to shoot an interview?
You should make sure you at least take the basic equipment; tripod, camera, mic, and lights. It's also useful to scout your location before the shoot, to make sure you have the right equipment for the area as well as the ability to set it up quickly, not to waste your interviewee's time.

10. Any pointers that you would give to people who want to shoot an interview?

Shoot and edit the interview together and edit in cut-aways of the interviews you are referring to in your responses.

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