INTERVIEW CODES AND CONVENTIONS

RULE OF THIRDS

In the documentary for the interview setup it uses the rule of thirds. This means that the

interviewee is always looking off camera and is not directly

talking into the camera. They are positioned on either more to

the right or more to the left hand side of the camera and not

central

GRAPHICS In the documentary graphics are used

throughout during the interviews this is to show the interviewees name and their relevance to the programme e.g.

david brown, producer.

CAMERA SHOTS

The shots that have been used during

interview setups in this documentary is

midshots and closeups.

BACKGROUNDS

The backgrounds that have been used in this

documentary are always related to the

subject and are always visually interesting e.g. the sea, posters, sharks

mouth.

OTHER CODES AND CONVENTIONS

Some other codes and conventions that have been used in this documentary is that the interview is a’roll and there is

cutaways which is b’roll, also other relevant footage is used to cutaway from

the interviews to help with the editing process.