11. Interviewing Techniques
Plan your location in advance
Do your research – what do you want to
know?
Write out your questions
Listen for cues to feelings – link the head
and heart
22. What’s Your Story?
Develop a short script with beginning, middle an
end.
Shoot the story without edits
Upload to your editing platform
Share it with the class.
23.
24. PLAN THE STORY LIGHTING SOURCES
Use your outline or storyboard Room light, window light
Develop a script Outdoors in partial shade
Put your interview subjects at ease Use a reflector
Check locations in advance If possible use two sources
Check equipment in advance
What’s your Plan B for weather?
GATHER MATERIAL REVIEW THE SHOOT
Minimize camera movement, Do you have all the interview questions answered?
Shoot with plenty of light Do you have enough B-roll?
Avoid too many pans and zooms Do you have releases from interview subject
Use a tripod when possible Is there anything else you would like to ask?
Reduce outside noise Save your work to a hard-drive, not in the camera?
Use headphones to get the true sound
Gather b-roll shots
www.depts.washington.edu/uwstory
Digital story ( dig-i-tal story)A short, first person video-narrative created by combining recorded voice, still and moving images, and music or other sounds. digital storyteller (dig·i·talsto·ry·tell·er) Anyone who has a desire to document life experience, ideas, or feelings through the use of story and digital media. -Center for Digital StorytellingYour units have a great number of stories to tell, and a large number of storytellers. At the UW we have tried to make training available to all types of storytellers – students studying abroad, units telling about their discoveries, admissions and housing.Truth is, everyone can be a digital storyteller these days. You just need a camera and an idea. We’re going to spend the next several hours together – that’s a story in itself. By the end, you’ll have a digtal story ready for publication with a minimal use of resources.
Ira Glass on Stoytelling and interviewingStorytelling -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loxJ3FtCJJA