Do's/ Don't's in an Interview

Do's/ Don't's in an Interview 

As we are starting to plan questions for our documentary, we have been researching into how to talk to the interviewees and what to do and not to do whilst filming and editing our documentary. 

1. Preparing open questions and asking one question at a time will allow the interviewee to take time to answer the question and we will get an answer that can be edited without any interruptions.
2. Phrasing the question in a way that they will tell us the information that was want to know and include. 
3. Using appropriate body language prompts the interviewee talk less or more than you want them too. 
4. Film ambient sounds separately as this ables us to change the volume of it so it doesn't interfere with diegetic dialogue.
5. Keep boom microphone, wires and cables out of shot and make sure the boom doesn't cover the light source. 
6. The interviewee needs to feel as relaxed as possible, so don't crowd them with equipment and behind the scenes team.