Interviews

United Kingdom, 1984

Film
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Episode number 3 of Series “On camera: the BBC video production course”.
Deals with interview techniques both inside and outside the studio. Shows how to shoot an interview using either one or two cameras. Diagrams are used to relate camera position, interviewer and guest to what appears on the scree. The importance of cutaways, shot sizes and the positioning of props are also covered.

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Credits

co-director

Harris Watts

Mike Crisp

producer

Harris Watts

production company

BBC

Duration

00:20:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1984

Appears in

On camera: the BBC video production course

Group of items

On camera: the BBC video production course

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

508400

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cinematography

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Interviewing

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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