This week’s interview exercise was so much fun to do. It was great coming up with the idea of having three different sections we all talk about and learning how to use the equipment including the Sony mc50 and the mini clip on mic.

We did the talking segments inside the classroom after everyone had left. This was a successful aspect as there was absolutely no back ground noise to interfere with our sound. After that we recorded all the cut away shots that didn’t require any sound around the RMIT campus. We had written down what we had said in our interview so used that as a guide so we knew exactly what shots to cover.

I didn’t necessary notice that we made any mistakes until it came to the editing process. While in editing I was going through all the shots we took and working out the ones I should use for the video, and half the time when I was speaking the microphone was extremely crackly and the sound kept dropping out, something I didn’t even realise was happening at the time. This meant I could only use half of the footage of me talking, which in the end was fine but I overcame this problem by using only the clear sounding footage. Next time though I know to do a practice shot before filming the actual one so I don’t have the same problem, and I think we had a dodgy microphone that required you to hold it where it connected to get best quality sound, however I don’t think I did this, hence why half my sound was bad quality.

Another problematic aspect we encountered whilst completing this task was that we didn’t include any reverse/ reaction shots of the interviewer – we were too fixated on getting all the other necessary shots to match up with the interview content that we forgot to include this. Next time I would read the requirements carefully and make sure everything is included.

Our establishing shot was a successful aspect as it nicely summed up the base of what we were going to talk about in the interview, and set up the location really nicely – gives the audience a visual of the environment.