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Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: interviews - Recent Topics http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: interviews - Recent Topics en Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:50:09 +0000 dhudkins on "Wireless lavalier(s) or use the field recorder?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/wireless-lavaliers-or-use-the-field-recorder-1#post-69171 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:35:27 +0000 dhudkins 69171@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/  Am building a video business of which part will be interviewing family members. I'm looking at buying UHF wireless lavaliers coupled wired to a dual-input field recorder, either a Zoom or Tascam. Rather than buying two wireless lavaliers would it be better (and cheaper) to just set up the field recorder in front of the subjects?                                                                           Thanks in adv.                                                                                         dfh  EarlC on "Why I am a Video StoryTellers!™ Associate" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/why-i-am-a-video-storytellers%e2%84%a2-associate#post-68100 Thu, 19 May 2011 08:55:21 +0000 EarlC 68100@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Jim Nicholson contributed an article to the video production and marketing blog <a href="http://eccomeecgo.blogspot.com">E.C. Come, E.C. Go</a> sharing why he joined the popular global branding and marketing program focused on helping people tell, preserve and share their favorite stories and memories on video. Might be an interesting read from someone actually in the trenches. Bill Steele on "Miking several people" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/miking-several-people#post-67633 Tue, 03 May 2011 13:55:58 +0000 Bill Steele 67633@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I've just been watching some professional documentaries, and wondering how they are doing sound for interviews, particularly when there are conversations going on. Once in a while I thought I saw a lavalier mike clipped to someone's shirt, but more often not. Shotgun? Maybe. But what happens when you have, say, people sitting around a table, or a family in their living room talking to each other? Six shotgun mikes? And does a shotgun really give you the quality I've been hearing? Case in point: "45365." Kyalami on "Best Format for Hours of Interviews" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-format-for-hours-of-interviews#post-67420 Sat, 23 Apr 2011 04:46:54 +0000 Kyalami 67420@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Im editing a video for a local school's band, and am now in the process of doing interviews with some of its members. I am shooting using a Panasonic AGHMC170 in 1440x1080 HD, then downconverting to 720x480 NTSC DV Widescreen as the rest of the footage is this way. However, NTSC DV Wide takes up too much space, and the interviews are about 20 mins. What high-quality format can I use that's smaller but will still prove easy to edit?I was thinking maybe MPEG2 DVD, or some sort of MP4? Thanks! planewryter on "Conference Interview Tips, Tricks & Good Lighting--Practices" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/conference-interview-tips-tricks-good-lighting-practices#post-62287 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 06:07:32 +0000 planewryter 62287@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hello, Do you have any suggestions, tips and tricks for conducting unscripted, candid & extemporaneous interviews midst the hectic bustle of professional conferences? **Along with your other remarks, of specific interest is: how did you handle lighting? Soon, I’m going to be shooting “field interviews” during a professional conference held at a Conference Center at an upscale property in Silicon Valley. While I’ve viewed Tom Skowronski’s (thanks, Tom, for all the great vids...and best regards in your new role!) vidcasts on Interview Lighting a couple of times, I think the distinction between interviews on a set vs. in a hotel could be important. What's been your experience? And, what do you suggest? **What I envision is grabbing a couch in the corner not too far from a coffee bar...setting up my camera (Canon Vixia HF M300), portable tripod, field mixer, wired lavalier mics and lights.) It’s the lights that have been a problem in the past. I have two Lowel Pros (e.g., <a href="http://www.lowel.com/prolight/">http://www.lowel.com/prolight/</a>) which are nice and portable—except I can’t seem to figure out the best way to use them in the field. Results? Harsh, or washed-out, light. Never just right. Welcome suggestions (e.g., pointerst to existing articles or vidcasts...or something new) on capturing great field interviews with suitable lighting in venues such as busy, hectic professional conferences. Many thanks in advance...here's to success in one take. EarlC on "Make Money Producing Video Vignettes" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/make-money-producing-video-vignettes#post-42584 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:36:59 +0000 EarlC 42584@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Â Something fun to do, relatively easy to produce and market, is Video Vignettes. See the blog at <a href="http://www.eccomeecgo.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.eccomeecgo.blogspot.com</a> and put this puppy in your production war chest for those slow, unfilled hours, days and weeks when nothing else seems to be moving.