2. Camera Work
• Interviewee is framed to the left or right off centre
• Framing follows the rule of thirds , eyes of interviewee will be at the golden points and will always
be a third of the way down
• Interviewee addresses the interviewer and does not acknowledge the camera – they look off
screen to the opposite side
• Shot type is conventionally close up or medium close up and can occasionally be a mid shot
• Interviewee and interviewer are on the same level
• Tripod is used so the camera is stationary – no camera movement
• Off the cuff interviews can use a handheld camera
• Big close ups are sometimes used to heighten the emotion of an interview
• Depth of field is sometimes used – background of an interview is out of focus, focus is on the
interviewee. It is largely used when the background of the interview is not that relevant
3. Mise En Scene
• The mise en scene of interviews is always relevant to the subject of the interview or the
interviewee themselves
• Chromakey (blue/green screen) is sometimes used
4. Editing
• Cut is the most common edit – no fancy editing techniques are used so audience are not
distracted
• All questions are edited out
• Cutaways are used to avoid jump cuts – they are always relevant to what is being spoke about
5. Graphics
• Interviewee’s name is the largest text
• Subline is underneath their name in a smaller font size which anchors their relevance to the
topic
• These usually appear within the first few seconds of an interview
