Planning / Editing: Interviewing

To interview people for my documentary I used a tripod so that the shots were steady and more professional looking. I also tried to make sure the lighting was natural so that the quality of the footage was better. 

Below, is a screenshot from the editing process of my documentary. I have started putting footage together, and this section shows my interviewing of multiple teenage girls about the image of females in the media. The shot type is a medium close-up which is a convention for documentaries (interview sections usually MCU or close-up). I decided to interview against a white wall so that there are no other distractions in the shot and the audience should therefore be more likely to listen to what they are saying. 

To interview Linda, I used a range of shots. Above is a screen-shot of the editing process in Final Cut Pro X, where you can see various shots / sound. I decided to interview her in a living room. Originally I wanted to interview her in an office as she is a 'psychiatrist' (expert opinion = convention of documentary) although wasn't able to find an appropriate location. Therefore, instead , I show myself (presenter / interviewer) going to her house to ask the questions. The background is mainly white / light colours to create a mature atmosphere, linking to the person I was interviewing and the questions I was asking. 

I can compare the setting for the above interview (with Linda) with this section with Olivia. I decided to use her bedroom as the interviewing location because she is a teenage girl and model and therefore I wanted to present her as young/feminine/girly . I used semiotics and colours to do this. The dominant colour scheme is pink/purple, mainly the wallpaper which is a of NYC (the city where people believe that anybody can 'make it' - links to her modelling career). Furthermore the items on the shelf are mainly pink which symbolises again, femininity. Pink also represents the female stereotype. It is known as a feminine colour, as I explained just previously, although this is because of girly/ teenage / feminine dominant representations/ideologies. This overall, links to the themes and ideas of my documentary.