http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: interview - Recent Posts en Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:49:29 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/band-interview-acoustic-session-advice#post-73461 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:44:39 +0000 Alex Evans 73461@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi everyone, </p> <p>I'm new for the forum, and new to video in general. I am, for the most part, a musician and an amateur photographer. In about a week, I'm supposed to be recording an interview and acoustic session with a local band. This will be my first "real" video session, and I'm not expecting perfection, but I'd really like it to turn out quite good, as its going to be used to promote their new album. </p> <p>My equipment is:</p> <p>Canon Eos Rebel T3 DSLR</p> <p>(borrowed) Canon Rebel XTi DSLR (can't shoot video, I'll be using it for stills during the shoot)</p> <p>Zoom H1 Handy Recorder</p> <p>(borrowed) Zoom H4n Handy Recorder</p> <p>iMac w/ iMovie</p> <p>Audio interface and mics that I normally use for my music recording.</p> <p> </p> <p>My thought was to have the T3 on a tripod facing the band and me (the interviewer), and the H1 on a boom stand above it, at least for the interview part. For the performance, I was thinking probably the same thing, except I won't be in the video then, because I'll be photographing. I should probably have the T3 on autofocus (I would think?) since I won't be behind it shooting the whole time. I may use the H4n for audio, since I could then at least have vocal mics out or something, but it may not be necessary, and I think it probably would be simpler to just use the H1 for everything, unless there's a deep need for the H4n.</p> <p>Obviously my equipment isn't top of the line in any sense of the term, but I was wondering what advice you would have to make this session run as smoothly and professionally as possible. I'm going for an NPR Tiny Desk series kind of feel, if that helps at all.</p> <p>Thanks!!</p> <p>Alex</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/interview-lighting-softbox-reflector-advice-needed#post-63720 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:32:40 +0000 composite1 63720@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><em>"I think I will try and adjust the colors in post first using the daylight bulbs."</em></p> <p>Milky,</p> <p>Lights don't make your video 'clearer'. You have to properly expose your shots according to the light you have available. In your case, the light available will be electric lights instead of sunlight. It is the amount of light you have available in your scene which will determine your exposure settings. The only thing 'daylight bulbs' will do is simulate sunlight. If your scene requires 'fake sunlight' then daylight bulbs are an excellent choice when you can't use sunlight. Otherwise standard white indoor lighting (tungsten or indoor compact fluorescent bulbs) will do just fine. If you have to 'fix' your lighting during post-production, you've already screwed up and may not be able to.</p> <p><em>"What are 'old Masters portrait books' please as I have never heard of these."</em></p> <p>Go to your local library (preferably) or search on-line for books and info on master painters like Da Vinci, Rubens, Van Der Meer, Raphael, or any of the 'Neo-Classical' or 'Romantic' Era painters and look at their portraits. These guys were masters of single, 3-point and 5-point lighting long before anyone shot a frame of film or video. If you want to see how lighting sets the mood or tone of a scene get your hands on some books or see the images online of the work the old masters made. They can be a great influence on you and your work. Also look at the free training videos on lighting here at VM. The old masters can show you what you can achieve and the videos will show you the basic tools to figure out how to do it.</p> <p>The difference in 'just giving the client something' and giving them something 'they will remember' and call you back for further work all depends on how much 'extra' work you put in creating 'production value' in the final product. Anybody can 'stick' some lights on a set, but only someone who's taken the time to find out where best to put the light will stand out from the rest of the pack. Think of the movies and tv shows where you 'fell in love with an actress'. More often than not it wasn't because she was anymore beautiful than any other woman, it was due to how well she was lit. Same goes for your clients.</p> <p>Lighting can make a client look powerful, sympathetic, inspiring or just plain awful depending on how you go about setting it up. The last thing you want to do is lose a client because you made them look like $%^&amp;! because you either didn't have the knowledge or were too lazy to take the steps to give them what they were paying for. If you didn't light them well during the shoot, there's no 'whiz-bang' trick you can pull off in post to fix it. 'Crap in is crap out'. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/interview-lighting-softbox-reflector-advice-needed#post-63708 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:48:28 +0000 milkyc 63708@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thanks for your time and advice, I think I will try and adjust the colors in post first using the daylight bulbs. That way I know the video will be clear enough for me to work with, as this is the first time I've used lighting within my work. </p> <p>I think I will try and get rid of all artificial light from the room and use just my lighting and gold reflector to see what I can create. I hope the room isn't just a plain white room with no character as that will make it harder to work with. It's my decision finally to make the decision of the 'tone' of the project. I think the client will be happy for what ever I create, just best obviously to use my tools to the best of my abilities. What are 'old Masters portrait books' please as I have never heard of these.</p> <p> </p> <p>Mike</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/interview-lighting-softbox-reflector-advice-needed#post-63694 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:37:15 +0000 composite1 63694@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Milky,</p> <p>Before you choose a lighting setup, find out what the 'tone' of the project is and set your lighting scheme around that. That means if they're going for a 'hard-charger' feel, you're not going to want to light them with a romantic 'potpourri' look. Remember that you're 'painting the scene' with light. Get your hands on some old Masters portrait books and see how they lit their scenes. You'll no doubt find something that will fit the mood of your upcoming shoot.</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/interview-lighting-softbox-reflector-advice-needed#post-63688 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:04:57 +0000 birdcat 63688@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>An interesting look might be to darken the room and only well light the person being interviewed (particularly the face in tight shots).  Since you are using daylight bulbs, you could look around for some warmer ones or adjust the colors in post.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/interview-lighting-softbox-reflector-advice-needed#post-63683 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:03:33 +0000 milkyc 63683@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>I will be filming some interviews this weekend which are personal recollections from the past.</p> <p>Please could someone advise me the best way to light my subjects to create a less-corporate look and to create something more warmer without losing too much loss of light to help maintain video quality.</p> <p>~~~~~~~~~~</p> <p>The equipment I have:</p> <p>CANON XM2/GL2 CAMERA</p> <p>2 X 40cmX60cm SOFTBOXES WITH (2x 125w 5400k ra&gt;90 daylight bulbs)</p> <p>1 X SILVER/GOLD REFLECTOR<br />KIT REFLECTOR + STAND DYNASUN RE2018 SILVER/GOLD 70x110 on eBay (end time 18-Dec-10 15:27:47 GMT)</p> <p>1 X SMALL PAR SPOT </p> <p>~~~~~~~~~~</p> <p>Any advice/techniques are more then welcome.</p> <p>This will be filmed within a hotel's meeting room which I'm guessing (but not yet checked) will be quite clean/white/brightly lit before my lighting is added/replaced.</p> <p>Many thanks in advance</p> <p>Mike</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/interviewing-homelessmentally-ill#post-52701 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:58:24 +0000 grinner 52701@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> much appriciated, Rudy.</p> <p>Be careful out there. You are rolling the dice when travelling or engaging with the homeless/mentally ill. I consider myself fortunate to have such a vast background in hanging with mentally-challenged people. When I was a kid, my Mom drove all the special ed kids to school and that meant my riding with em. This, by default, made me their protectyor on the playground as school yard kids can be veeeery abusive to special needs children. I also had a little brother that had severe brain dammage and passed away when I was very  young. As a result of these experiences, you'll never see me laugh at retardation but, brother, you'll never see me insult someone with a retardation by pittying them either. IN a nutshell, this is why Beatle Bob and I bonded so well. Some hate him. Some laugh at him. I envy him. We should all be so lucky.</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/interviewing-homelessmentally-ill#post-52699 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:31:57 +0000 Don 52699@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I think you'd serve these people better by hiring them as consultants for scriptwriting, method actors to build authenticity into your project. Pay them for thier input, then re-create with actors.</p> <p>I've mentioned before that I was a homeless person, as a teen.</p> <p>I assure you, While both my family, and Child and Family Services had no issues with abusing me or throwing me out on the street like I was garbage.....</p> <p>If you had filmed my story then, with me being under eighteen, CFS would've been suing you or charging you for something to cover up thier horrendous treatment of me, and the same family that tossed me out with the trash would have shown up with hands out or lawers looking for a paycheck.</p> <p>Then there is the mentally ill not fit to make descisions that come back later looking for something. </p> <p>You want to do a news reportage of a situation, you report it, you're covered legally... for the most part.</p> <p>You want to do a documentary, hire a lawyer to close up the loopholes first or you could wind up losing alot of money.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/interviewing-homelessmentally-ill#post-52697 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:00:33 +0000 rudypohl 52697@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi There:</p> <p>I just found this website and joined this forum. Am fairly new to video but learning fast and loving it. I went to Grinner Hester's site and watched the Beatle Bob doc and I have to tell you, it's awesome!! It really is! Grinner, I love your stuff! </p> <p>I have been helping serve some of the homeless and street folks in Ottawa, Canada, for a number of years and I too have a desire to do some kind of documentary that would be of benefit to them and others. I'll be following this thread.</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Rudy in Ottawa</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/interviewing-homelessmentally-ill#post-52696 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:36:13 +0000 visualdrome 52696@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi, I'm Fabrizio from Italy,<br />I'm planning to realize a video project about menthal health,<br />interviewing people in 2 countries (ex. Italy and another one)<br />and collect  A lot of short clips (1 minute each);<br />later on I would to compose those videos using the Korsakow system<br />obtaining a non linear video<br />here the user can jump form a clip to another one<br />thanks to meta tags:<br />is anybody interested on this project?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/raw-new-docu-comedy-feature#post-52653 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:54:31 +0000 Garbonifilms 52653@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> So, the movie had its first public screening this past Monday and I used some of the feedback from some audience members with some parts of the film to make like a third trailer (55 seconds, so maybe more of a teaser promo). If you'd like to check it out:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OEbewe9gi8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OEbewe9gi8</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/raw-new-docu-comedy-feature#post-52237 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:59:34 +0000 Garbonifilms 52237@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello,</p> <p>I'm Gilbert.</p> <p>I have been working on a feature docu-comedy (with some serious parts) that is scheduled to have its premiere at a university theatre in the area later this month. It is about 88 minutes long. It is my first feature film. Most of the interactions are with people who may not be considered real actors, but there are a couple of cameos with TV personalities.</p> <p>Here is a trailer/prevue:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oYd6IO-qmM"><strong>&lt;span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oYd6IO-qmM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</strong></a></p> <p>Thank you for reading. If you watch the trailer, thank you.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/interviewing-homelessmentally-ill#post-51356 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:47:30 +0000 TheWildlifeStudio 51356@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I have two autistic spectrum affected grandsons and, at the behest of their mother, am doing a doc regarding them. A number of officials in the local education departments are extremely interested in the outcome!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/interviewing-homelessmentally-ill#post-51337 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:02:08 +0000 oc6088 51337@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>My son is autistic and my husband and I are his legal guardians.  This is meant to protect him.  Keep in mind, even if he gave his consent for you to film him, his consent is null and void without the consent of his guardians.  The problem is, our son doesn't even understand that he can't make the decision.</p> <p>Most mentally ill people have guardians.  Talk to his caretakers and they should be able to point you in the correct direction.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-shoot-three-person-interview#post-51024 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:39:13 +0000 alex70 51024@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi Peterson, can you send me a message? Are You from Slovakia? </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/interviewing-homelessmentally-ill#post-50603 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:15:51 +0000 grinner 50603@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Skip the release. It'll only put em on edge and I think you can assume they have no lawyer on retainer. lol<br /> I went on a road trip with the infamous Beatle Bob. I knew he was homeless and assumed he was autistic. I wound up with a 90 minute feature and nobody in it, including the music legends sprinkled throughout cared about release forms. I hate em. I shoot reality. You can't get that after having folks sign a legal document. It's much easier for me to submit it to them for their approval first and nine times out of ten, that leads to gigs for them directly.<br /> you can watch it here, if you like:<br /> <a href="http://grinnerhester.com/BeatleBob.html" rel="nofollow">http://grinnerhester.com/BeatleBob.html</a> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/interviewing-homelessmentally-ill#post-44157 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:29:53 +0000 Don 44157@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> You can do the "Repeat After Me" routine, get on film.</p> <p>one little caveat to keep in mind....</p> <p>Mental health issues could also mean not competant  to give legal consent.</p> <p>If you make money with your project, your subjects, or more likely some relative of your subjects may show up with a lawyer wanting to get paid...</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/interviewing-homelessmentally-ill#post-44152 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:53:36 +0000 EarlC 44152@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> When I have interviewed "street people" in the past (never really developed into the documentary I wanted it to be) I usually only asked them to give me a verbal acceptance on tape (with or without their names - sometimes it was really challenging to get them to share their names/ages. Also most of them either mumble, speak very low, while the others yell, gesture and speak extremely loud and somewhat disconnected/incoherent, not always making much sense)</p> <p>Out of a few dozen "interviews" (the term used somewhat lightly), only one was willing to write/sign anything for me.</p> <p>Good luck with your efforts, it can be challenging but can also result in something very powerful. I hope you get from it what you are looking for. Keep us posted, if you will.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/interviewing-homelessmentally-ill#post-44147 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:05:34 +0000 robGRAUERT 44147@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> would they have a caretaker? their signature may be enough. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/interviewing-homelessmentally-ill#post-44146 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:16:28 +0000 onedogdan 44146@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Hi all,</p> <p> I'm seriously considering shooting a doc about mental illness.  How do you get a person who may not even have i.d. or be of completely sound mind to sign over their likenesses?  Video tape them reading the release?</p> <p> Thanks!</p> <p>-Dan</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-shoot-three-person-interview#post-43562 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:02:54 +0000 Peterson 43562@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey guys,</p> <p>thank you so much for you tips. I definitely will stand all the time behind the main camera to get nice shots of speaking person or even ones who are listening. To line them all side by side seems to me as the easiest setup especially for lights. I will have to give them instruction though how to move their heads during interview. I know these guys who are speaking and they make gestures quite a lot. But I will switch shots of their faces with shots of the body movement so it is not boring.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-shoot-three-person-interview#post-43461 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:11:08 +0000 BruceMol 43461@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I would line all the talent up side by side, keep them close</p> <p>Light the same as 1 or 2 people - making sure that the people on either end can turn their head to the other w/o shadows on their face.</p> <p>Because I'm always by myself, I set camera 2 to capture all the body movements or, when I have seniors who don't squiggle much, I get the head and torso (rather than whole body) because seniors have great facial expressions. Also, with Camera 2, I have mic'd for backup sound in case Camera 1 sound, boom or wireless, misses a spot. While I'm at it, I tape in HD and I've found that when my project is not HD I can zoom in a bit too on the footage of both cameras. I stand behind Camera 1 with my headphones on and zoom in on the active speaker. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-shoot-three-person-interview#post-43453 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:27:04 +0000 robGRAUERT 43453@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Why does it have to be 3 people being interviewed? You can't do one at a time?</p> <p>  If you are stuck interviewing 3 people at a time, I would still implement 3-point lighting. I would then use one camera as a while shot and use a second as a close up camera that will often being changing it's aim to whoever is talking. Make sense?</p> <p> As for arranging the people, where will you be shooting the interviews? If it's in a big empty boring room, your set up might be kinda boring; probably just everyone sitting side-by-side.  </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-shoot-three-person-interview#post-43452 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:15:13 +0000 Peterson 43452@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello,</p> <p>I came to video production just recently and my main area is shooting events and possibly documentary. In two weeks I am flying to London to shoot interview of three persons. I have read several articles explaining setup for lights and camera, but only for one or two people. Does anyone have good suggestion how to setup interview of three people? I have two cameras with tripod, three lights: one with umbrella, one soft light /Rifa/ and one is pro-light. How to arrange people and lights with this limited equipment - I cannot take more on the board of the airplaine. Thank you for any possible advices or hints.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/that-indie-film-show-%e2%80%93-interview-with-the-writer-and-director-of-juno#post-34494 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:19:53 +0000 iklipz 34494@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>"that indie fIlm show" got the chance to sit down for an in-depth interview with writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman of the hit film Juno, currently in theaters from Fox Searchlight.</p> <p><a href="http://www.iklipz.com/MovieDetail.aspx?MovieID=a5aa788b-abad-4e35-b456-843cfdc2a60d" rel="nofollow">http://www.iklipz.com/MovieDetail.aspx?MovieID=a5aa788b-abad-4e35-b456-843cfdc2a60d</a></p>