The document discusses tips for conducting professional interviews, with an emphasis on organization, sound quality, and focus. It recommends preparing extensive checklists to ensure equipment is functioning properly and the interview location is quiet. Proper lighting and focus are also important to keep attention on the interviewee and avoid technical issues that could distract from their message. Organization is key to avoiding problems and capturing high-quality interviews.

1. Interviews in more detail
From this book, with knowledge on the basics By Holly Powell
learnt from Alan in the interview video, we
have developed our knowledge on creating
professional and quality interviews further
through this book/presentation. We’ve learnt
how to improve our performance during the
interview (checklists!), and organisation
being key, as well as learning technical skills
with sound and focus and how to avoid problems
as much as possible (more checklists!)

2. All About Interviews
The
introduction
essentially
outlines the
extreme
importance of
ORGANISATION
which we will
definitely have
to master and
learn from the
mistakes we
are sure to
make but help
us.

3. Sacred Checklist!
This list could be
used as a checklist
for before and
during location and
filming the
interviews, our
interview Bible.
The paragraph
below, ‘Get Yourself
Together’ gave me
some reassurance
and confidence.

4. Final Preparations
This page confirmed the
importance of Travel and
again ORGANISATION, lots
and lots of organisation with
equipment and making sure
it is all working and is the
right equipment (more
checklists!) and assuring the
location is quiet and nothing
will greatly disturb the
interview process. Such tips
are not just filming
interviews but filming in
general.

5. Interviews – specific on sound
We knew sound would be very important when it comes to interviews so
that nothing the interviewee saying, important or not, is lost from
background noise or is lost due to a technical error, and so we took is
upon ourselves to learn more on developing our sound skills and the
quality of sound.

8. Again, this
reaffirms the
importance
of finding a
secluded,
quiet area to
film the
interview to
avoid added
sound
problems.

9. Interviews – specific on focus
Our teacher highlighted
the importance of focus
in not just interviews but
filming in general,
whether a deep or
shallow focus, we will
develop our knowledge
on focus as it adds to
the professionalism of
our documentary as
focus can easily throw
off a shot and audience
e.g. we want attention
to be on the interviewee
but the focus is causing
the background to
A basic way of solving focus issues. attract more attention.

10. Lighting and Focus – How they affect each
other.