Interview Techniques Web Report Script (P1, P3)
As a class you will produce and present an instructional
video to demonstrate your understanding of Interview Techniques and your skills
in single or multi-camera interview set-ups. Example: https://youtu.be/kQJgJhDKp24
P Apply correct techniques and styles to the examples. Outline
the techniques.
M Compare the differences between 2 examples, referring to
specific details of the interview style, journalistic context, purpose,
questions and structure
D Explain what is the effect/purpose and how the interviewer
successfully (or not) used the correct style and techniques
Starter: Which type of interview, style and
purpose would you describe these videos as?
Graham Norton
Tarantino
Your class examples
·
Lauren:
Task 1: Class Outline of Interview Techniques
(presented)
Embed the video from Youtube
and annotate on your Weebly on the following aspects for your video:
1. Introduce how the
techniques and style used depends on the subject of the interview. What style
did your interviewers use?
2. Discuss how the interviewer
changes the type of questions needed to be asked, and the style of the
interview.
3. Give examples of questions
that are open, closed, single, multiple, direct, or indirect. Discuss
the benefits in terms of responses.
4. Discuss how the
interviewer will use a variety of these questions – and give reasons why? Control,
manipulate answers, desired responses (provoking?) etc…
5. Discuss how the style of the interview is also adjusted
depending on the intended feel of the
interview, find an example of how they can be:
·
hard news,
·
combative,
·
light-hearted,
·
entertainment,
·
investigative,
·
promotional.
6. Discuss why interviews
must be structured and why the sections are necessary. There is an obvious structure to most interviews, they
follow this pattern;
·
introduction,
·
developmental questions,
·
confidence
building,
·
key questions,
soundbites,
·
summary, wind
up.
7. When conducting an
interview, it is important to build
rapport with your interviewee. You can do this by listening to what
they have to say and by making sure you keep an open body language, and to not
act defensively while interviewing. Discuss why this is important and how the
interviewer in your example did this.
9. Journalistic
Contexts:
What is the context and format of this
interview, channel, programme, structure of the interview (ie multiple contributors,
live studio audience, cut-aways, single camera or multi camera interview?)
10. Purposes
of interviews:
There are many reasons for an interviews:
·
to research,
·
to enhance an
audience's understanding,
·
to present
information,
·
to interpret or
explain,
·
to be accountable
allowing the audience an insight into a situation.
11. Discuss the purpose of
the interview, and comment on how the interview did (or did not) successfully conduct
the interview based upon this purpose. What techniques did they use?
In your groups, now put
together your work onto your weebly. Share in your groups based on different techniques and styles, and present your
responses in a brief discussion
Task 2: Peer Teach & Script Production
Prepare your comparison with your group partners to discuss
the different interview techniques and style across the your group’s examples
You are preparing for your Interview responses
during the next task, so think of this as a script. Split this into the
following sections:
·
Techniques
(include variety of questions, style and structure)
·
Context
(type of interview, programme format)
·
Purpose
(aim and success in achieving this)
Example response:
Interview 1
Techniques: The types
of questions used are usually closed questions, but as it's a chat show, the
questions are specifically vague, so they leave room for Saoirse to carry on
talking. This interview is a very light hearted and casual style - Graham
Norton gives Saoirse some laid back questions and they go back and forth just
creating conversation and comedy, but there's also quite straight forward
answers to his questions. At the beginning of the show there is an introduction
by Graham Norton, but the main interview comes later. Seemingly because she's
already been made comfortable and settled into the casual theme of the show
during the other guest's interviews, Norton just jumps straight into the
developmental questions, in order to continue the light hearted environment and
generate laughs.
Context used: This was a
televised interview on BBC One on The Graham Norton Show. The interview
included a clip of the movie, as well as a shot of the promotional poster for
it.
Purpose: The purpose
of this interview was to promote Ronan's new film 'The Host'. Due to the comedy
nature of the programme, the purpose was also to create conversation with Ronan
and tell stories etc., to make the audience laugh.
Example response:
Interview 2
Techniques: The interview
is almost entirely comprised of open questions, giving Tarantino room to answer
however he wants. The interview appears to have identified as investigative and
promotional, but it quickly becomes confrontational when Tarantino becomes
defensive and aggressive. There is no introduction in this interview, as
Krishnan Guru-Murthy (interviewer) just opens with "Firstly,
congratulations on the movie, now..." and then just jumps into the
questions. There doesn't seem to be any developmental questions, as he just
goes straight into the real hard-hitting questions. Context used: This is a
televised interview for Channel 4 News, which includes references to film. The
clip of the interview went viral online after it was broadcast. Purposes: The
purpose of this interview was to promote Tarantino's new film 'Django
Unchained'. As Guru-Murthy says in the interview, it is also to create
conversation and voice opinions on some of the topics of the new movie,
including slavery, violence etc.
