2. Camerawork
The camera shots that are typically used are a close up,
extreme close up or a mid shot
Interviews are filmed from left to right
They follow the rule of thirds
The eye line roughly is a 1/3 of the way down the frame
The interviewee looks at the interviewer not the camera
Positioning of the interviewer opposite interviewee
(interviewee left, interviewer to the right) and are close to the
camera
3. Mise En Scene
Background reinforces content of the
interview
Interviews never film with a light source
behind them it is always facing them
4. Editing
Questions asked are edited out
Interviews have the most pertinent information only
They have cut aways to keep the audience engaged, to
add anchorage and to avoid jump cuts this can be with
archive material or shots that have been filmed after the
interview
