Monday 31 October 2011

Codes and Conventions of a documentary interview

Camera Work
  • interviewee is framed to the left or right of the frame
  • close up or medium close up
  • interviewee does not look into the camera but at the interviewer stood on the oppisite side of the camera to where they are sitting
  • eyeline is about a third of the way down
  • interviewee sits down so they can stay still
Lighting
  • never film with the light source behind the interviewee
Mise En Scene
  • Reinforces the content of the interview or its relevant to the interviewee and provides information on their occupation
Editing
  • simple cut
  • questions are edited out and cutaways are used where a question would be to avoid jump cuts
  • interviews can be cut to create the narrative
Graphics
  • first time is their name - bigger font
  • second line anchors the relevance - smaller font


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