Today we were asked to prepare some questions to experiment with how to shoot interviews, particularly focusing on the lighting, framing and sound. We prepared some questions to ask a subject (Katie) so that we could practise with these interviewing techniques.
Before we got to work, we looked at some tutorials and tips on how and why we film interviews. Interviews add personal experience and expertise to a film, adding evidence and emotional engagement to the subject matter you are exploring. It is important that the questions we ask are open and encourage self-contained answers to enable their input to feel natural and relevant.
Lighting is also very important in interviews. We played around with a standard three-point lighting setup to see what brought out the best in the subject. Mis en scéne is another key factor of interviewing. The location and objects in the background can show a lot about a subject to give more context into the topic of the interview and the person being interviewed.
For our main documentary idea, we were thinking of focusing on driving, therefore we could interview somebody in a car. For this, we would need to consider lighting and audio especially to compensate for the lack of room, engine noises and of course, the safety of the driver and passenger.
*NOTE* We were unable to access the footage from the camera, and so, unfortunately, our interview was lost.
Image credit: https://mediastorm.com/blog/2013/04/17/standard-three-camera-interview-setup/
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