2. • FRAMING: The interviewee has to be positioned in either
the left or right hand side of the screen; correct framing is
not central. Additionally, they should be positioned so that
the rule of thirds is incorporated; the eye line ought to be
approximately 1/3 of the way down the screen
• SHOT TYPE: When it comes to interviews, the expected
shot type is either a mid shot, medium close up or a close
up
• EXTRAS: If the interviewee isn’t a vox pop and is instead
an academic or someone with important status, their
name and status should be noted in the lower third of the
screen; usually this is on the left hand side
• The mise-en-scene ought to reflect the interviewee and
enhance their status; for example if a chef was being
interviewed, the ideal setting would be in their kitchen and
they would be wearing chef like attire.
3. In our documentary
• By learning about these stereotypical codes and conventions I
knew to apply these elements to my documentary.
• For example the mise-en-scene; I asked the science teacher
Richard Orton to wear a lab coat to strengthen the authenticity
of someone knowledgeable about eating disorders and the
body.
• Also in terms of the interview with media teacher Mike Hatton, I
asked him to sit in a media computer room and made sure a
mac computer was in the frame to enhance his job title.
• Additionally, all of the interviews complied to the rule of thirds
and interviewees were placed either in the far left or far right of
the screen.
