The Art of Video Interviews

Learn how the pros prepare for, organize, and conduct great video interviews.

Introduction

• Welcome
• About your presenters
• Related courses on lynda.com

1. Preparing for an Interview

• Preparing for an interview
• Planning for project goals and impact
• Getting the results you want and need
• Using themes
• Background research
• Conducting pre-interviews
• Building your talking points

2. Production of Video Interviews

• Essential gear
• Makeup or no makeup?
• Researching the location
• Scouting the location
• Arrival times
• Confirming permissions
• Release forms

3. During the Interview

• Positioning the subject
• Positioning the interviewer
• Building rapport
• Quick test: Knowing the learning style of your subject
• Building interviewee confidence
• Creating a story arc with your questions
• Your role during an interview
• Interview don'ts
• Challenge: Edit down interview footage into a two-minute rough cut
• Solution: Edit down interview footage into a two-minute rough cut

4. During an Audio-Only Interview

• Essential equipment
• Testing the recording gear
• Recording an interview remotely with Skype
• Building rapport
• Audio interview techniques
• Recording impromptu interviews
• Challenge: Cut together a three-minute interview for a podcast
• Solution: Cut together a three-minute interview for a podcast

5. Getting Results

• Future-proofing interviews
• Considering multiple deliverables
• Why transcripts matter
• Optimal interview scheduling: Duration and time of day

6. Minimizing Narration

• How to minimize narration
• How to avoid "Can you repeat that?"
• Getting supporting points
• What's the one thing?

7. Making Editing Easier

• Getting coverage of the interviewer
• Getting lower thirds in the field
• Getting the interviewee to use the words you need

8. Avoiding Obstacles

• The brilliant subject matter expert
• English as a second language
• Limited-time interviews
• The very young
• Couples
• Challenge: Create a five-minute mini-documentary for public television
• Solution: Create a five-minute mini-documentary for public television

9. Preparing for Post

• Logging information from the field
• Creating MP3 files for transcription
• Sending out for transcripts
• Speech analysis
• Attaching transcripts

Conclusion

• Wrapping up