FADE IN:
INT. LIVING ROOM
SANDRA is tired, simply put. The show must, however, go on.
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Alright kiddos. Time to talk interviews.
So for CLIQUE, I am leaning on guiding the narrative through indirect interviews. Referencing my documentary notes I took back in October during class, I found my favorite documentaries were reliant on indirect interviews providing context.
Clarification break! An indirect interview is an interview where the audience does not see the interviewer, just the subject. However, the interviewer can be heard asking the questions. It is the more conventional documentary interview technique, but it is favored for a reason.
Not showing the interviewer (who is also often the director) maintains objectivity, which is an important aspect to consider in every documentary. I have to keep in mind that this series would theoretically cover other groups I am personally not a part of, so I have to remove myself from the subject the best I can.
Next step is to create my interview questions, which need to be very pointed and specific. Reflecting back on the Documentary unit we covered in class, we produced a mini-doc (around 8 minutes in length), which I learned a lot from.
For one, you do not get good answers unless you ask good questions. Also, always ask your interviewees to restate the question (since the audience isn't being prompted by the questions themselves). Lastly, make sure your questions tell a story. I want the responses to be the guiding narrative throughout the piece to explain who the creative writing kids are, what the creative writing kids do, and how they perceive themselves/how they think others perceive them.
Time to get to writing does interview questions!!
Until then,
SLS
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