Lily of the Valley Productions
Interviews:
Being the Interviewer
Being Interviewed
Behind the Camera
I interviewed Boden for the interview project. I thought it was important to have a set number of questions to ask so that I wasn't fishing for material and so that the conversation remained natural and didn't drag. I felt that I did a good job in this area of the process. There were times where i needed to stop and think about what questions to ask, not because i couldn't come up with any, but because i wanted to make the most interesting interview i could. This led me to some long pauses in the video, which wasn't necessarily a bad thing because it make it easier to edit. However, sometimes I was too excited to ask a new question, or unconsciously answered with a "yeah" or something of the sort. Editing this took longer than i had hoped, Overall I am happy with the outcome but the main thing that i need to work on in the future is editing at a faster pace while still making the video of good quality.
I actually had a lot of fun being interviewed for this project. I tried to be extra careful to keep a good posture and look at the camera for the entire time. With this I often struggled. I had to be reminded a couple of times to look at the camera, as i naturally tend to look down when I talk. I caught myself doing this a few times and was able to fix myself before it was too noticeable. One other thing that I struggled with was coming up with answers quickly. It may not have been noticeable to the audience but sometimes i would falter for words or run through multiple answers in my head before choosing the one I wanted to use. Most of the time this did not effect me much but one specific time I can remember is when Manuela asked me what my favorite food was and i just couldn't decide for about 30 seconds before i finally settled on Mac and Cheese. I am still unsure of my answer. (GETTING VIDEO FROM MANUELA TOMORROW)
The Video that I embedded here, I actually did not shoot. I shot the first part of Manuela's interview in the basement of the Rowland Center, where all of my group's other videos were filmed. We did not finish her interview before class ended that day, so Boden and Jarrett went out with Manuela the next day and reshot it. I was familiar with the equipment so the actual filming of the interview was not a problem for me.
In the basement of the Rowland Center, there was a lot of ambient noise that ended up effecting everyone's videos (except for Manuela's interview). Other distractions included students walking in and out of classrooms and the water fountain, in which i am pretty sure has a demon living inside. THis is another reason shooting took so long for my group. We had to pause the whole interview whenever a door would open or a student crossed our path.