C+cs of an interview
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The document provides guidelines for camerawork, mise-en-scene, editing, and graphics for film and television interviews. It recommends using mid-shots, medium close-ups at eye-level from a stationary tripod or handheld shots for documentary style. Mise-en-scene should be relevant to the interview subject. Editing removes questions and uses cutaways between speaker shots. Graphics introduce the interviewee with their name and relevance to the topic within the first few seconds.
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C+cs of an interview
- 1. Codes & conventions of an interview A2 Media
- 2. Camerawork • Mid-shot • Medium close-ups • Eye level to camera • Shot is stationary (tripod is used) • Depth of field – focus on interview • Off the cuff interview – handheld • Framing follows the rule of third • Big close-up (emotional scenes)
- 3. Mise-en-scene • Always relevant to the subject of the interview or the interviewee themselves. (e.g. shark background – In the teeth of Jaws) • Chromacy – blue / green screen used
- 4. Editing • Cut is the most common edit • All questions are edited out • Cutaways used to avoid jump cuts - Always relevant to what is being spoken about
- 5. Graphics • Interviewees name (largest text) • Subline in smaller text which anchors their relevance to the topic • Usually appear within the first few seconds