In the lecture this week (which I was on time to) I know I’m so proud of myself. We learned about the art of the interview and got an overview of what to consider under the main aspects of who, what, when, where as well as the questions asked themselves. It turns out you need to consider a lot more than simply getting someone to come on camera to talk, in order to keep an audience engaged and interested. This includes the manor on which the interview is filmed and the questions raised within the interview. It’s important to remember to interview FOR the AUDIENCE rather than having a discussion in which you may understand the content but others may not, articulate this to the person you’re interviewing to keep answers short and easy to follow. Consider both open and closed ended questions. However avoid leading questions which pre-suppose facts simply by asking and are biased to a particular view. In terms of where things to think about include the quality of shot and sound as well as permissions to use certain spaces (especially public with people about the place) and definitely make sure threre aren’t attractive people or cute dogs in the background because people will get inevitably get distracted. The way the subject of the interview is presented should be considered also in relation to the context and content. There are sooooo many aspects that i would have never considered at play here. If i had my way with an interview I’d do it while both of us were drinking pints of beer in front of a big green screen with all sorts of random cookery flashing up, oh we’d be wearing green shirts too so we’d look like turnt floating heads. But that’s probably just me.