Codes and conventions of interviews
Codes and conventions of interviews Researching typical codes and conventions of interviews will aid in the pre-production of my documentary, as I will know how to set up my interviews and what will be expected. Having knowledge of what can typically be expected of interviews, will allow communication to be more effective, as there are familiar patterns and characteristics. Interviewees are typically placed either left or right of the frame, in close up, medium close up or mid shot. It is known that documentaries have a definitive beginning, middle and end. The beginning outlines the main point and sets the feel of the whole documentary with appropriate footage. The main points are focused on more thoroughly in the middle body of the documentary, where differing opinions through interviews are typically found. The end is a conclusion of all the points raised and no questions are left unanswered for the audience. This means that the interviews are typica...