First Interview Clips

Although I am happy with my very first try to interview and create a documentary style there is still a lot of improvement to be done. As you can see in the first two videos I took quite a formal approach to the videoing, had someone to help me set up the camera and mic in order to get the best quality angle and sound. However, the interview came across as very stiff and quite boring and mundane. After deliberation with my teacher it was suggested I tried to create a more relaxed feel to my videos. I therefore decided to take the camera home and film family members, I literally did a Q&A on the spot. I felt that these went a lot better than the first two videos. This may have been for a number of reasons, I was more comfortable as they were family members and I was in an easy environment. Not only this but I had more of an idea what the process would feel like and because I knew them I definitely found it easier to question them. The fact there is an obvious difference in my technique and how well the second way worked it shows I have improved and am starting to get more of an idea what I want to achieve. I think I definitely would like to show some sort of personality and opinion through the video to make it more interesting to watch and for the viewer to engage in as they can respond to what the person is saying. Previously, I hadn't really probed the interviewee to gain any real interesting answers out of them, they were pretty boring to sit through and watch. The main key for me to get a decent footage or video out of this is for me to be inquisitive and enjoy questioning people to find out what they think.