Interview Exercise PB3 from Samuel Harris on Vimeo.

This is experience was nothing short of disastrous; I’ve since learned I can’t perform formally in front of the camera, all my responses eventually drowning in a pit of informality, joke after joke. Like a mother on the phone, I subconsciously put on a voice (a weirdly exaggerated voice at that) which helps me in no way. This exercise also showed me that I have much to learn about documentary filmmaking, with the other members in my group having concise camera skills (I’m more of a ‘wing it’ kinda guy). The result is a gross mess of loud audio and nonsensical interview processes, but practice makes perfect (progress?) I guess. Don’t watch this (the thumbnail is stretched but I promise the actual video isn’t, I would never let that happen).