2. the filming and editing of interviews
• The mise-en-scene of the interviews related
directly to the ‘Jaws’ film as the background
was mostly film merchandise, for example,
Jaws the shark.
3. the filming and editing of interviews
• Graphics of the name and relevance of
interviewees appeared on screen to anchor
who the person was and what they had to do
with the documentary.
4. the filming and editing of interviews
• The start of the documentary was taken up by
vox pops and the relevance of the interviewee
was displayed on screen.
5. the filming and editing of interviews
• To further anchor the relevance, the box
which displayed the name and relevance was
made of water and had Jaws in it.
• This re-inforces the relevance and the focus is
on the content of the documentary.
6. the filming and editing of interviews
• The interviewee was framed either to the left
or right of the screen to follow conventions
and the rule of thirds was used almost
perfectly.
7. the filming and editing of interviews
• CU and medium shots were mainly used to
frame the subject but BCU were used
sometimes.
8. the filming and editing of interviews
• In order to have the interview looking in the
right direction, the interviewer must be on the
same eye-line or the interviewee would be
looking up or down from the camera and just
wouldn’t look right.
• Therefore, the position of the interviewer is
crucial.
9. the filming and editing of interviews
• The light source is mostly in front of the interviewee so
their face is visible on camera.
• Finally, interviewees follow an unwritten rule in
interviews and sit on an ‘unmoveable chair’ so they do
not ruin the convention of interview framing.
10. Cutaways
• The cutaways are relevant to the topic as this
is a convention, either this or relevant to what
the interviewee is speaking about.
• In this case the author of
the book was speaking
about his book.
