How to Film an Interview
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- Опубликовано: 25 апр 2014
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Equipment used in this video:
CAMERAS: Canon 600d with Tamron 17-50mm 2.8 VC
Canon IXUS 220 HS
AUDIO:
ZOOM H1
Rode VideoMic
LIGHTING:
Fluorescent Head with PhotoSel 85W Full Spectrum
Aputure AL-5280S
EDITING:
Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, Logic Pro 9
Gear I film with: kit.co/DSLRguide/indie-filmma...
WEBSITE: dslrguide.tv
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Host and Creator: Simon Cade 
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Really solid tutorial, great advice and your presentation is brilliant. Thank you.
thank you for your encouragement!
DSLRguide Hi. Just found your channel. I appreciate the fact you take time out to share such info. I would like to ask you about your thoughts on the Zoom Q8 video camera. I would like to conduct interviews in public and was wondering about the pros and cons of using the Zoom Q8. Please reply. Thanks again.
Hi Simon, i love your channel.
I wanted to share with you some tips i've learned:
-It's always useful to have a little conversation with the person before the interview just to make him feel confident. It works great for me (i work for broadcasting journalism) to ask the person how or what he feels about the subject we are talking about, it doesn't matter if it has to be repeated then during the interview.
-Always ALWAYS shoot B Roll, as much as you can. You won't always have a second camera available to do a nice edition without jumpcuts or distracting crossfades so it's really useful to have some B Roll to make a more pleasant edition. You can "steal" some B Roll while prepairing the interview (while the person sits, chats with the journalist, checks his cell phone, etc) or asking him to do things that will be useful for you (if you interview a football player, you can ask him to show you trophies, his first pair of shoes or whatever you feel related to the topic).
-Always monitor your audio while you're recording, i can't tell you how much it can affect your final product, i had a few golden materials that i couldn't sell because i had some trouble with the audio.
-Try to use a nice background but also make sure it isn't distracting.
-Always ask the person to say his name and occupation or role in front of the camera, if you're in a protest or covering an important subject and doing 5 quick interviews in a row, you will find it really useful later in the editing stage.
Thanks for sharing all your knowledge with your post.
I'd love to share some work with you some day, anytime you get interested in something i could help you let me know.
Greetings from Uruguay
Fernando
Am I the only one who didn't notice the mic in the shot until he started talking about it?
+Lee Bays lol me too...
Hahaha, me too man, and the mic was there all the freaken time.
I read this comment before watching the video and still didn't see it, even though i was looking for the exact moment lol.
I came to the comment section after I saw it. I knew i wasn't the only one
man i laughed after seeing it
Awesome job as always! Interviews is actually my specialty, so I especially enjoyed this video. Other things I would mention: keep the AC running up until the interview... Consider turning it off for audio purposes during. To make the person more comfortable and confident start off by asking them easy questions like can you spell your name for me (then you have it for a lower third too) and "what did you have for breakfast?". It may seem silly, but it always puts people in a good mood and I tend to get a better response that way. Not only using diagonal lines, but moving the person to around the center of the room is great for depth if your power cables allow that. Two camera angles helps a lot to cover up stutters and also using a digital zoom in post to appear to have two cameras works well too if you are willing to sacrifice a little resolution
If only you'd commented before I made this video, haha! Those are some really great tips, really like the one about asking them to spell their name. I've often had to email people, to follow up about that.
Do you mind if I add your tips to the blog post? If so, I'd like to give you credit for them, should I link your youtube channel or a website or something? Let me know!
Thank you so much! This really gave me an idea on how to film interviews for my documentary!
These videos have come a long way. Good stuff : )
+Mike Hallman They sure have! For example: Top Middle - Microphone! Oops.
I sense a bright future for you!
You were right.
The meticulous quality of the video made it incredibly pleasant to watch.
Great tips; well organised and clearly expressed. Good job!
PS: I could not hold a laugh when I saw “oops” as you noticed that your boom was visible.
Many thanks - this has really helped get me thinking about the basics of how to approach customer interviews ahead of a partner event my company's running. Liked the cool, calm presenting style too!
glad to hear it, cheers James!
Thank you for all these great videos Simon
Always supporting you from Italy, go man!
Nice video. One thing, your advice was to keep the boom out of the shot but I noticed at the end your boom mic is in the shot. Either way helpful video!
Simon thanks for this amazing tutorial. Clear voice very nice composition and very helpful content. It helped a lot.
I'm really enjoying your videos. So much good information.
It's really interesting video and full of advices. I was wondering how I could bring an interesting background than a wall in the same time I put him in the middle of the camera. Thanks a lot
I have been looking everywhere for something straight forward thank you so much
What I often tell my clients is that all I'm doing is recording the conversation. Saying "I'm going to interview you" can be pretty intimidating!
that's a great principle, thanks Erfahn!
Hi, I'm from Brazil and your video help me a lot.
Thank You for the great tips. This will help me get started.
Your experience is obvious by your tips. Great job.
Really love your lighting man! :)
Really nice tips! Thank you.
Excellent, thanks for sharing.
Thank you! Well done, young man.
Well done! You've covered the important part.
You are amazingly helpful !! Thank you very much !!
Oh my gosh, this helped me so much! Definitely gave me a lot to think about :D
Got some work experience at Bentley where I need to interview the new apprentices, this videos so helpful
Great advice Simon.
Your the best Simon!
I'm about to be in a interview soon. Thank you for your informative video
Man you are a talent! Thanks!
Good stuff. Great tips!
Very talented guy. You will go a loooong way, believe me.
thank you so much for this, this really helped me , being a young video producer, and filmmaker, this really helped especially in helping for my upcoming documentary :-)
no problem, Angie!
Thanks so much for the tips!
So good. Thanks man!
Thanks a lot! This is very helpful!
Also at the end I like to say "All things considered, is there anything you'd simply like to say and could you also summarize what we've talked about "
Thank you for your work!
Great job here. Thank you.
Thank you for the video Simon :)
greetings friend: how to avoid the echo produced in a room, at the time of the interview, it's post or does the micronofo lavalier
How do you keep your shots in focus when walking?? I use the followfocus with the lens focus ring .... I mean many people use the subject tracking etc
This is brilliant! thank you
Thanks for the good tips.
Very useful. Thank you.
I have really enjoyed your videos. I have a question though, why did you opt not to use a lavalier mic? I shot an interview last month and used a lav mic, I was very pleased with the results. Just curious about why you chose a boom mic instead of the lav mic for the interview. I also like that you can see the mic in the shot it kind of gives it a 'professional' look, since many people don't know what goes behind the scenes and think that you are just turning on your camera, placing it in front of your subject and hitting the record button. Greetings!
Actually, you want the boom to aim towards the solarplex... Middle chest area
Always good Simon, for me however questions shouldn't come from a list, better to feed off their answers for your next question. then move to new questions after exhausted it for a period. top advice though as always
Another great video Simon.
I never done an interview but that's something I'm considering to enrich my online courses. You focused a lot in this video on the "interviewee side" which is obviously the most important part. But what about the "interviewer side" ?
In a one camera setup, do you record a B-roll of you asking the questions (and maybe nodding or looking inspired?) and insert them in the final edit ? Or do you keep your questions on voice-over while keeping focus on the interviewee listening ? In that later case, you probably have to mic yourself with a lav ?
Very helpful, thank you
I'm filming my first interview today! Thank you for so many helpful tips! Subscribing!
Kayleigh S glad it helped!
what settings on your camera? how do you set up the audio (zoom H1 / Rode Video Mic?)
very good. works for me. thank you
Excellent videos. Enjoyed watching quite a few of them and will be using a lot of your tips. Very basic filmmaking question: Is there a preferred frame rate to film interviews? What about these videos?
+Breaking In The Habit it's not exactly specific to interviews - but generally here's the idea: 24fps is the 'cinema standard' that most people use for everything these days. but for TV / broadcast stuff, then 30fps is often used in the US, and 25fps in the UK
thnx bro. Great video
Nice video! Very helpful and straightforward. Hey what's the type of clamp you have to connect your padded Rode boom pole to a stand at 5:16?
that is the 'boom buddy' as found in the UK right here: www.pinknoise-systems.co.uk/Boom_Buddy_Versatile_Boom_Pole_Holder--product--375.html
I believe this is the closest US equivalent: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/329191-REG/ATS_RAM_BPC_BOOMPOLE_CRADLE_Boompole.html
What do you do about jump shots when editing interviews?
good job.
great !! thank you !!
Great video as always! Quick question: When filming something that you plan to export with an anamorphic ratio (by placing black bars on the top and bottom), how do you know where the end of your frame is? Do you place tape on the camera screen to mark your borders? Thanks!
Good question! I'd be a bit reluctant to use tape, a better way is to install magic lantern (if you have a canon dslr) and then it has a feature which overlays the bars so you can see where the edges are. You can even import custom images if you want to.
The final alternative if you don't want to use magic lantern is to buy a EVF or external monitor, many of them have overlay features.
DSLRguide Great, thanks! :)
Great tutorial
great advice mate, just wondering how your short film is going?
I've got big exams starting in a just few weeks, so it's been put on hold for a bit!
What aspect ratio do like to shoot your interviews in? Looks like cinematic.
DSLRguide,
I find that your videos are very informative and I enjoy them. Your videos have a great deal of information in them and thank you for them. I want to start a RUclips channel but I'm still in the phase of "THINKING" about it. Is there any way of contacting you so I could learn some specifics? I definitely would like to know more about what materials I need though your videos do well covering it.
-Kyle
Out of interest, do you have Nd filter gels over your window? The balance is always spot on in the room..
I just waited until the sun started to set so it was dark enough.. haha
really good!!
Wonderful Video! I will be shooting a Documentary Video next year. What is a good Overall light to mount on a JVC Camcorder? Thanks!
glad you liked the video! I'd recommend that you take a look on the page dslrguide.tv/lighting-and-grip the 'NEEWER CN-160' is a popular choice. Although i'd always recommend getting the light off the camera and onto a light stand - it'll look so much better!
Thanks for the video - it looks like you have a handy boom pole holder @ 5:55 I've been struggling to find this produt! Can you tell me what it is? and is it fitted to the top of a mic stand or a lighting stand? Thanks
it's called the 'boom buddy' and i'm not sure if you can get it outside of the UK. I've linked to it here (scroll down until you find 'bumpily holder'): dslrguide.tv/audio/
Perfect! Thank you :]
great video. i liked.
Love it thanks
i have 2 question, i'm shooting a interview for my school project .. is it okay to use the mics that are attached to the shirt ? and MUST i use lighting even if the room is alrdy bright enough ?
1. that would be okay, but a shotgun microphone would probably be better for interviews.
2. lighting isn't just about brightness - it's about shaping the light, and having control over the positions of the light. It would be better with lighting, but it's totally possible to do it without.
I like ur tuto..thanks ..
Thanks really good video question c zoom1 can use 2, lavliers andmhow
you're welcome! for using more than one mic, you'll need to look into a multi-track recorder such as the zoom h5 :)
Thanks for everything and keep doing such a good videos
How do you record an interview with one camera where u can capture the interviewer's reaction along with the reaction of the subject? Basically, how do you shoot a back and forth kind of scene?
Chris Vo It would be fairly difficult to get both people in the frame with just one camera - your options are doing a wide shot, and have the interviewer sitting next to the subject (e.g. both sitting on a sofa). Another option would be to fake the reactions of your interviewer after the interview - just get them to act, and then edit it in with the rest of the footage.
good job!
Is this different with making a sports documentary? and you're just one person that does the editing and filming games?
Hey good vid agian but It's too bad you did not talk about which lenses to use ? I use two cameras for my interviews with two 50mm lenses (one for a close up) and an other for a mid shot) but I am never sure if it's the right thing to do ? Should i change the lens of the midshot to a 35mm and move it closer to the subject ?
Redcrit I think 35mm is great for a wider angle - the second camera could be a closeup with anything from 50mm - 100mm. Depends on how much space you've got.
Okay thank you for the answer, so you'd say it's better to get closer and swap for the 35mm, but why ? Without the 50mm the background will be less blurry so that's not good isn'it ?
it really depends - blurry isn't always better. I personally like the look of a 35mm but it depends on what kind of look you are going for. there are no rules!
I was expecting some more examples !
This is not entirely related to this video, but when I shoot in 24p I have recently been noticing that I get a lot of motion blur. My shutter is at 1/50th so it's nothing to do with that. I think it might be to do with the fact that my film has quite a lot movement in it. Do you shoot DSLRguide episodes in 24p?
Thanks for reading.
DSLRguide is 24fps. I shoot everything at the 180degree shutter, which entails that 24p=1/48th (1/50th is close enough). If shooting slow-motion at 60fps = 1/120th.
This is the cinema standard for the amount of motion blur, which means that it's most likely what people are used to. There's nothing stopping you from using a different shutter speed, but the vast majority prefer the 180degree shutter look.
Naturally if there is fast movement, it will be blurry, just like with our eyes! Sounds to me like it's purely a personal preference, there's no hidden factor with motion blur.
DSLRguide Ok, thanks.
Do you think telling a good joke right before the interview begins is a good idea? So it brings there guard down, the will also feel at ease, and if you record it you have a good b-roll or extra clip of them laughing.
I want to do interviews with my smartphone and use as little equipment as possible. Do you think two SmartLav+ microphones connected to a Rode SC6 would work? The other addition would be with the FilMic Pro application. Again, I'm filming with a smartphone and just want to be functional.
I'm no expert at smartphone-filmmaking, but that sounds like it would work. I'd advise connecting the mics to a dedicated audio recorder like the zoom h1 though,
What would be the benefit of doing that?
general higher quality sound, with less noise. The preamps and codecs used in a dedicated audio recorder are far superior to that of a phone. Even the world's best microphone would be limited if connected to a phone.
When you record an interview do you ask the questions when you hit record? And when you have the Rode VideoMic on a boom pole do you record the audio separately? Where do you hide the audio recorder?
yes, I usually leave the audio recorder going for the whole interview. I have the videomic on a boom pole, with a long cable running down to the end of the boom, which then goes onto an audio recorder which is sitting on a table or something, out of the shot.
DSLRguide Do you ask the questions when you're recording?
Kendal Weaver yes!
Also, in the description you have the VideoMic and Zoom H1 listed. In the comments you said that you keep the H1 recording out of the shot. Does the H1 record you speaking while the VideoMic records your subjects?
the H1 is just recording the sound from the videomic that's connected to it. Videomics only work when they are connected to somethings, and the job of the zoom is to store that audio onto an SD card and set the volume of the recording.
Does the Zoom pickup up both your voices?
In my case the person will be in front of the camera while I'm behind.
nope, you'd need another mic on the interviewer to get a clean recording on both people.
Just curious... who makes that ring & handle camera rig that you used during the interview? Thank!
Its the Skier O-Ring Cage - Review
THANKS! :)
hi, thanks for the good advices but you keep making the same mistake about the shotgun mike, you must not position it on the opposite direction of an unwanted noise (the fridge in your example) but perpendicular to it because the pickup pattern of a shotgun also catch noise behind and the place where you get the most attenuation is from the sides (so perpendicular to the direction of the shotgun mic).
When I was planning this video I wanted to keep it as simple as possible - lots of people don't even know what pickup pattern is. But you're totally right, and you've explained it in a very succinct way, so maybe next time I'll include it! I believe stillmotion made a very good video about pickup patterns, where they explained this very idea.
Hi,
i want to do some interviews for a birthday video
Which kind of background can i use?
if you're interviewing the person while your in the party make sure you want the background to be full of people drinking eating a such or even better have the cake of the party in the background
No, the video that i want to do is like a present
Simon, do you generally use a wide angle lens for your interviews?
Personally, I think you can get away with any lens depending where you're shooting. If you're shooting full body profile, then probably something like a 35mm or a wide if you want, and if you want headshot then probably a zoom lens ie 70-200 and for probably the main camera which would get from chest up usually, Go with a prime lens like a 50mm which is what I use.
What lights did you use in the interview with the runner?
I think it was just the F&V r300 ring light :)
i can see the boom-pole above simon but anyway that was cool tips
5:39 , a fast text that says; Oops , lol
Great Video!
I have one question: I am going to film an Interview but i have only got one mic
(rode ntg-2) which is an directional condenser microphone.
how do i record my questions? i wll have the mic on a boomstand, so i cant move it around. is there any technique? Do i have to record my questions seperatly?
I have never done an interview before and would apprechiate your help
greeting from austria
The cheapest way to solve this would be to buy an inexpensive lavaliere (Azden EX503 Review (Lapel Mic)), and wear that as you ask the questions. There isn't any alternative other than using two microphones! Or just record separately, if the interviewer isn't in the shot.
Granted this video was posted 3 years ago but I'm curious how old you are. Forgive me if I'm wrong but you don't look to be older than 17 or so, and a lot of the things you're explaining here I learned in college.
like the boom mike in your video... lol
Do you have an Instagram account?
Boom in shot
5:37 haha lol
I see the mike : )
Your mic is in you frame.
thank you. very useful.