Analysisthe filming and editing of interviews

the filming and editing of interviews

• The mise-en-scene of the interviews related directly to the ‘Jaws’ film as the background was mostly film merchandise, for example, Jaws the shark.

the filming and editing of interviews

• Graphics of the name and relevance of interviewees appeared on screen to anchor who the person was and what they had to do with the documentary.

the filming and editing of interviews

• The start of the documentary was taken up by vox pops and the relevance of the interviewee was displayed on screen.

the filming and editing of interviews

• To further anchor the relevance, the box which displayed the name and relevance was made of water and had Jaws in it.

• This re-inforces the relevance and the focus is on the content of the documentary.

the filming and editing of interviews

• The interviewee was framed either to the left or right of the screen to follow conventions and the rule of thirds was used almost perfectly.

the filming and editing of interviews

• CU and medium shots were mainly used to frame the subject but BCU were used sometimes.

the filming and editing of interviews

• In order to have the interview looking in the right direction, the interviewer must be on the same eye-line or the interviewee would be looking up or down from the camera and just wouldn’t look right.

• Therefore, the position of the interviewer is crucial.

the filming and editing of interviews

• The light source is mostly in front of the interviewee so their face is visible on camera.

• Finally, interviewees follow an unwritten rule in interviews and sit on an ‘unmoveable chair’ so they do not ruin the convention of interview framing.

Cutaways

• The cutaways are relevant to the topic as this is a convention, either this or relevant to what the interviewee is speaking about.

• In this case the author of the book was speaking about his book.