Interviews. They have existed for so long and are still a large part of podcasting, documentaries, portrait films, and corporate videos. Even if you just arrange a conversation with an expert while researching for your next script – you need the most meaningful answers you can get, don’t you? Let’s talk about the art of the interview and how to conduct it as effectively as possible. Before I became a filmmaker, I used to be a journalist for several radio and media companies. My experience as an interviewer taught me a lot once I started filming documentaries and branded content. The knowledge of guiding a meaningful conversation is widely applicable in different areas, and yes – you can learn and practice how to do it. It may seem like ‘What is there to learn?’ Talking to each other is easy and natural to humans. However, let’s admit it: We have all encountered a show or a podcast where the host talks all the time or the guest answers in one-word sentences. To avoid that, let’s revisit the basics of interviewing together with Latasha James, the host of “The Freelance Friday Podcast,” with thousands of listeners and viewers. In her MZed course “How to Start a Podcast,” she shares a lot of insight on the art of the interview. Image source: MZed The art of the interview: Do your research The first and foremost step of every interview—here Latasha and I fully agree—is to do your research beforehand. It is so...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 1 November