Shooting a documentary interview

10 Steps to Shooting your First DIY Interview from Vimeo Video School on Vimeo.

Film Production - Documentary Assignment

Watch the short documentary and read this article. Answer the following questions about the documentary

Hannah's story

• Is this story just about Hannah? Or is it a single example of a larger topic?
• How were the interviews framed and conducted?
• Is the documentary's pace fast?
• What three adjectives would you use to describe the camera work?
• Was this documentary shot with one camera or more? How can you tell?

Next read the article and write a short (2 paragraph) essay on how this is going to help your organize your documentary and/or give you ideas about how to shoot it.

Documentary Storytelling