Interview with Miles Glazer

Film Reflection

This is my first interview. We went together in groups of three (Camera, Interviewee, Interviewer). Everyone had to experience each role. I interviewed Miles Glazer, which isn't as easy as I thought. Finding questions and ask them so that you get a whole sentence and not just "yes" or "no". Before we started filming we had to find the perfect spot. We tried to interview him outside but the sun was way to bright and everyone made a grimace instead of looking nice and friendly. So we decided to do it inside. A teacher recommended the place in front of the brick wall. On the left is a door so we have daylight but not the direct sun. We set up the camera on his eye height but probably a bit to far away. He is definitely sitting in one third so we have two third for the amazing brick wall. Only a little shadow is on his right site of his face. We could fix that with a light reflection.

In Post-Production I cut first my voice out and then put the clips in a reasonable order. I got no picture from him so I took random pictures of the internet that are a little bit related to what he is talking about. The B-Rolls start with a hard cut and fade out.

Overall, it was not very difficult to cut this interview because it was good structured and he answered very professional and not always with "I loves/like/play ...". Every B-Roll is a picture and zoomed in to let it look more a like video.

Next time we should try to keep longer quiet because this time I had to be precise where to cut so our voices are not in.

Interviewee

I know why I prefer to work behind the camera. Acting and being interviewee is nothing for me. It was difficult not to look at the camera because my eyes always moved around. Besides that I have to speak clearer and slower. Overall, I felt kind of comfortable and not nervous.

Director of Photography

We set up the camera once and I just corrected the height so the camera is on her eye-height.

Interview with Paige Marion

Film Reflection

It's always the same with finding good places where you don't have the sun distracting you and rooms without any light. The stairs in Riley center had a bit daylight but over Paige is also a lamp. Again we probably showed to much of her. The camera should have stand closer so we see more of her face. Besides that the stairs down are not interesting but they take 2/3 of the picture. Finding good questions is still difficult. Sadly she answers most of them very simple so I asked her to repeat also the question and talk more about it. This is the reason why every clip start with "I ...". This is something I really have to practice on, asking right questions to get long answers.

Paige gave me B-Rolls of herself so I only had to select a few random pictures about BBA and her other hobbies so that every cut could be covered. I added her laugh in the end because it shows that she wasn't sitting there in a stressed position but relaxed.

This time it was a lot easier and more fun. Some more interviews and I could really enjoy it.

Director of Photography

Directing is important in the beginning but when the interview started you just have to press the record button and you're done. As the director I should have told him not to look to the camera. Furthermore I should have corrected the camera position so that we see more of him.

Interviewee

I answered all the questions without any further problems. Hopefully I get better in speaking clearly because otherwise no one want to make interviews with me in future.

The Voices of Vermont

Equinox with Astri

Movie Review. There are so many different films and it was difficult to choose one. I chose “Equinox with Astri” and I think it’s a very goodinterviewfrom set up over shooting to how they put the B-Roll in editing.

In the interview "Equinox of Astri" you will learn a lot of the history of the Equinox Hotel and how it is to work there today. The interview team consisted of three people. Interviewer, Camera 1 and Camera 2. Both cameras were set up in different angles to the interviewee. Camera 1 shows more of the interviewee and a part of the hotel in the background. This camera also fulfills the rule of thirds. Astri sits in the third part of the picture while part 1 and 2 includes the hotel room. Out of this angle she looked left where the interviewer probably stood. The other camera stood exactly on the other side of the interviewer. In those shots Astri looked to the right. This camera is placed closer to the interviewee (Closeup) and held in hands, however camera 1 is located on a tripod on the interviewee’s eye height. Also the lights are placed very well. There is no shadow either in the interviewee’s face nor anywhere else. Besides that she has the light in her eyes.

In this film the B-Roll consists mostly of pictures of the hotel or panning shots shot at the day of the interview. Only one B-Roll shows Astri at her work. Therefore she probably acted. The pictures look more like a video because they zoomed in to create a more active look. During long scenes, when the interviewee speaks for more than just a few seconds, they switched between the two cameras. In my opinion, they changed the point of view too often so that it was more confusing than rich in variety. Only two times when they faded the B-Roll you can still see and hear the interviewee starting a new sentence, but then there is the cut. In general the choice of the B-Roll is much better than I expected. Every Picture, every film fits to the words perfectly.

Every film needs a picture, light and sound. Separated from voices they added background music, which started with the first B-Roll after she introduced herself. During the Interview the music is low however the B-Roll raises the sound. I think the song they chose, creates a very chilly atmosphere. It is not to fast or to slow OR sidetracks you from watching the film and listening to the information.

Overall, it’s still a very good interview which is easy to watch and listen to.

Notes (Interview)

after finishing the interview, stop the interviewee of walking away (hand shake) because she/he is still connected to the expensive camera through the microphone and otherwise she/he will pull the camera down.
put the camera on eye-height
interviewer should be left or right of the camera
interviewer shouldn't stand too far away or too close to the camera.
everyone except for the interviewee should keep quiet till the interviewee finished the sentence and keep quiet a few more seconds.
don't show to much/ less of the interviewee
leave more space to the side the interviewee is looking to
key light (light in the eyes)

Rule of thirds:

used in interviews. we try to keep the person in one third (not the middle).

How to do it:

we split the picture in three parts. For example in this shot on the left you see the interviewee in the third part however BBA and the surroundings fill the other parts. The site where the interviewee is looking to must be the site where you see background.

Position of the camera, interviewer and interviewee:

(can be also mirror-inverted)

Fixing light with soft light reflection.

Presentation of Kyle Midura:

interview just 3-5 people on camera (too messy if more) but the survey should include more.
speak in whole and correct sentences (Subject - Verb - Object) to don't lose the followers.
most important information in the beginning, individual stories in the end.
NatS: Natural Sound

Vimeo:

replace Video (same link): log in --> click on video --> settings --> video files --> replace video

Video Server:

If the Video Server is not on your desktop --> click on the afp--bilbo... thing

Sea Bright Rising:

music (always the same) only when titles are used to switch the topic

Rule of thirds: 1/3 interviewee, 2/3 background related to topic

beginning: important facts

middle: story of the boys group leading the story

end: individual stories (Manchester, other people)

B-Roll: pictures looked like videos

Vocabulary

B-Roll - pictures/short videos you put in to cover cuts

Video Server - a server on our computers in school where you can find every video someone did before.

Rule of thirds - we put the interviewee in one third of the picture (not the middle)

Where are the lights and light stands? - Green Room

Where do the batteries get charged when you are finished? - next to shelf with all the cameras is a table and on there is a charging station for the batteries.

JVC HM100 - second camera we used. used for interviews.

Lavalier Mic (Lav Mic) - small microphones that are sticked to your shirt or whatever. It is connected to the camera.

Canon T3I/T5I - reflex camera

Director of Photography (DP) - Cinematographer, person who is responsible for camera

Dissolve or fade - transitions, used to begin and finish a clip smoother

Editing - The process of cutting the clips and effects to one film together.

Event (in FCPX) - the place where you find all your projects and videos.

Final Cut Pro X (FCPX) -professional program/software for editing

"Fix it in Post" - fix/correct your mistake in post-production

Lower thirds - there you put the name and description of the person who is interviewed.

Pre-production - before shooting you try your ideas. It includes a storyboard, movement of camera, actors learning their lines.

Post-production - editing, adding music and visual-/ sound effects, light correcting

Shoe - the thing on top of the tripod where you fix the camera.

Transform

Ken Burns - used to move/zoom B-Rolls