2. filming and editing of interviews
• Framing of the interviewees was conventional
and they were framed either to the left or right of
the screen.
• The rule of thirds was applied, the interviewee’s
eye-line was a third the way down the screen and
either a third in from the left or right.
3. filming and editing of interviews
• Graphics in the interviews displayed the
interviewees name and relevance to anchor what
they had to do with the topic for the audience.
For example, John Waters, filmmaker.
• The interviewees were relevant filmmakers and
television show creators and associates, for
example, Seth Macfarlane, creator of ‘Family
Guy’.
4. filming and editing of interviews
• Like the Jaws documentary, the Simpsons
documentary also started with vox pops. This
involved people answering who their favourite
character was, this emphasised the focus of
the programme.
5. filming and editing of interviews
• The conventional shots were used for
interviews: close ups and medium shots.
6. filming and editing of interviews
• The eye-line of the interviewees was crucial as
it had to be in line with the camera otherwise
it wouldn’t look right. Therefore, the position
of the interviewer was important.
7. filming and editing of interviews
• The light source was in front of the
interviewee and this was done so that their
face was visible.
• It is very much a convention of interviews.
• However, the light can be behind an
interviewee in some cases.
8. filming and editing of interviews
• The mise-en-scene of the interviews was
relevant to the topic of the documentary, ‘The
Simpsons’.
9. filming and editing of interviews
• The editing of interviews was done in a comic
book strip style as it zoomed out from one
interview to reveal more then zoomed in on
another to focus on what was being said.
10. filming and editing of interviews
• The cutaways were relevant to the topic of the
documentary, ‘The Simpsons’, and were often
clips of the show or different types of bands
playing the theme tune on various
instruments.
