2. CAMERAWORK
• INTERVIEWEE IS FRAMED TO LEFT OR RIGHT OF CENTRE. INTERVIEWEE ADDRESSES
THE INTERVIEWER AND DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE CAMERA. THEY LOOK OFF
SCREEN TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE.
• SHOT IS USUALLY A CLOSE-UP, A MID CLOSE-UP OR SOMETIMES A MID-SHOT. A BIG
CLOSE-UP CAN BE USED TO SHOW A PARTICULAR EMOTION ON THE INTERVIEWEES
FACE. INTERVIEWEE AND INTERVIEWER ARE ON THE SAME LEVEL AS THE CAMERA IS
POSITIONED AT EYE LEVEL. A TRIPOD IS USED SO THE SHOT IS STATIONARY AND
THERE IS NO CAMERA MOVEMENT.
• THE FRAMING OF THE SHOTS FOLLOWS THE RULE OF THIRDS SO THAT THE EYES ARE
ON THE GOLDEN POINTS WHICH IS WHERE THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL LINES
CROSS.
• DEPTH OF FIELD IS USED SO THAT THE CAMERAS FOCUS IS ON THE INTERVIEWEE
AND THE BACKGROUND IS OUT OF FOCUS.
3. MISE EN SCENE
• THE MISE EN SCENE IS ALWAYS RELEVANT TO THE SUBJECT OF THE INTERVIEW
OR THE INTERVIEWEE THEMSELVES.
• CHROMA KEY (BLUE/GREEN SCREEN) IS SOMETIMES USED TO CREATE A
PARTICULAR BACKGROUND.
4. EDITING
• CUT IS THE MOST COMMON EDIT.
• NO FANCY EDITING IS USED BECAUSE IT WILL DISTRACT THE VIEWER.
• GRAPHICS ARE USED TO TELL THE AUDIENCE WHO THE INTERVIEWEE IS. THE
INTERVIEWEE’S NAME IS IN THE LARGEST TEXT AND THE SUBLINE IS IN A SMALL
SIZE TEXT WHICH ANCHORS THEIR RELEVANCE TO THE TOPIC. GRAPHICS
USUALLY APPEAR IN THE FIRST FEW SECONDS.
• ALL THE QUESTIONS ARE EDITED OUT.
• CUTAWAYS ARE USED TO FILL THE GAPS BETWEEN INTERVIEWS TO AVOID JUMP
CUTS. THEY ARE ALWAYS RELEVANT TO WHAT IS BEING SPOKEN ABOUT.
