Interviews are a huge feature in any type of documentary. They provide a sense of reality as we can hear some information from someone with knowledge about what they are talking about. Seeing real people on the screen allows us to engage more in a piece and feel connected to it, especially if the participants are trying to promote something. As a group of four we then had to film an interview that could be based on anything and construct an edit with cutaways and sequences. We decided to keep the theme of the interview very simple with just a casual conversation between Becca and Ellen. The topic was how they first met and their impressions of each other. We came up with some very simple questions such as 'What was your first impression of Ellen?' and allowed them to talk as much and as openly as they liked to give it a really easy going feel. As they know each other well this came across and provided the interview with some really funny moments and great reaction shots. When it came to filming, it was incredibly difficult only using one camera and trying to achieve a variety of shots. We started off with a two shot which was simple enough but as there became emphasis on one of them, we tried to do a few close ups to make it feel more personal and give the edit more variety. However, when you change the shot and it comes down to the edit, you must find cutaways to fill the space so that you cannot see the change in framing. We worked on these in our groups and listened back to what they were saying so we could choose what to film. We decided on some simple cutaways such as Becca working on one of the macs in the studio or her spending time with Nisserin to illustrate her as a person whilst Ellen is describing it. Overall I think the final edit was relatively successful and I learnt more about how to cover an edit and create a sequence which will be very useful when editing our documentary.
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