Conducting An Interview
Conducting an interview is hard work. It's great that you've been given the opportunity to interview a celebrity, it's surely going to turn some faces green. However, without planning, something interesting to say and the ability to set your subject at ease, then there won't be more interviews in the future. So gather round: here's one or two things that might come in handy.
What you need to know is that your interviewee has ten fingers and ten toes . Yes they may have starred in a Tarrentino film and yes , they did once have lunch with the Prime Minister . Yet what's not often remembered is that they generally have the same or similar apprehensions as you . They've walked into a bin , they once missed bin collection day , they've had their heart broken and they have , at some point in their life , been just as nervous as you . Maybe . Unless you're interviewing a sponge . .
By far, my favourite interview is Mila Kunis talking to Chris Stark from the Scott Mills show. It's not exactly your average interview, to be honest everything about it should have made it not work, but by getting to know his subject he's able to test those boundaries. If you haven't seen it yet, then here it is, Stark actually asks the question "how fast can you neck a pint?".
So why does it work? Put yourself in the shoes of a film star for a moment, when promoting a new film you're going to end up doing hundreds of interviews, central to the film. When you've gone to five interviews in one day and the same questions have been asked in every single one, then it's going to get tedious. It's clear in the interview that words have been said before they begin filming, quickly establishing a comfortable environment. He also makes himself relatable by admitting that he's nervous, initiating encouragement from his subject, making her feel less vulnerable to impending questions an perhaps even more likely to open up to her interviewer.
The whole conversation is rendered into an enjoyable conversation and not just a range of recurring things - and we probably learnt more about our subject because of it . It transpires that because Stark is happy to impart his own personal information , so that the interview isn't entirely one sided , then his subject is far more prone to answer in greater detail . Would we know that Mila's favourite colour is purple had Chris not suggested she wore a yellow Watford FC jersey ? An important part of executing a successful interview is incorporating personal , people can't empathise with a robot .
We might not have learnt much about Mila's latest film, but we know more about our interviewee and how to get 12 million hits on YouTube. All you need to do is offer your subject a steak and ale pie.
A really good video to watch is this Lambda films blog, a video production company in Norwich, entitled 'How to conduct an interview'. It looks at some really basic techniques you can use when interviewing. Simple things such as the way seating is arranged can make all the difference.
What you need to know is that your interviewee has ten fingers and ten toes . Yes they may have starred in a Tarrentino film and yes , they did once have lunch with the Prime Minister . Yet what's not often remembered is that they generally have the same or similar apprehensions as you . They've walked into a bin , they once missed bin collection day , they've had their heart broken and they have , at some point in their life , been just as nervous as you . Maybe . Unless you're interviewing a sponge . .
By far, my favourite interview is Mila Kunis talking to Chris Stark from the Scott Mills show. It's not exactly your average interview, to be honest everything about it should have made it not work, but by getting to know his subject he's able to test those boundaries. If you haven't seen it yet, then here it is, Stark actually asks the question "how fast can you neck a pint?".
So why does it work? Put yourself in the shoes of a film star for a moment, when promoting a new film you're going to end up doing hundreds of interviews, central to the film. When you've gone to five interviews in one day and the same questions have been asked in every single one, then it's going to get tedious. It's clear in the interview that words have been said before they begin filming, quickly establishing a comfortable environment. He also makes himself relatable by admitting that he's nervous, initiating encouragement from his subject, making her feel less vulnerable to impending questions an perhaps even more likely to open up to her interviewer.
The whole conversation is rendered into an enjoyable conversation and not just a range of recurring things - and we probably learnt more about our subject because of it . It transpires that because Stark is happy to impart his own personal information , so that the interview isn't entirely one sided , then his subject is far more prone to answer in greater detail . Would we know that Mila's favourite colour is purple had Chris not suggested she wore a yellow Watford FC jersey ? An important part of executing a successful interview is incorporating personal , people can't empathise with a robot .
We might not have learnt much about Mila's latest film, but we know more about our interviewee and how to get 12 million hits on YouTube. All you need to do is offer your subject a steak and ale pie.
A really good video to watch is this Lambda films blog, a video production company in Norwich, entitled 'How to conduct an interview'. It looks at some really basic techniques you can use when interviewing. Simple things such as the way seating is arranged can make all the difference.
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