Test Sound and Filming Interviews • Workshops

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In our recent sound workshop, we were given the task of filming a short interview sequence. At the beginning of the workshop we were asked as a group to set up an interview. There were lots of things we had to consider to make sure that everything would work well. 



Some of the key things that I took from the workshop are that the sound set up is very important as the main thing to think about is the sound quality of the interview. The camera and sound assistants should know what they need to do in order to set up the camera and the microphones because the director will rely on them. It is also important to decide whether the interviewer is going to be on and off camera. If they are going to be off camera that the director needs to make that clear so that the interviewer and interviewee can leave gaps between their questions and answers so that it makes the editing process much easier. The interviewee also has to answer in full, referring back to the question so that the audience know what they're talking about. 

We then split up into smaller groups and filmed our own interview sequences, using what we had learned in the morning. For this we interviewed Becca and had Ellie asking the questions. Ellen was responsible for sound and I was on camera. For the sound, we decided to use a clip mic on Becca and use a boom to capture the ambience and background sounds from the room. 

 Before we filmed out cutaway shots, we wrote a script and shot list to help us work out what we wanted to do. 



Overall, the video and sound came out well and I'm happy with the quality. We worked well as a team and all helped with the different aspects of the task. 

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