For my project brief 3, I decided to create a video portrait of my mum, because she was the first person to come to my mind when first told about this assessment.
I believe I have been successful in portraying her as a fun, outgoing and supportive character throughout the video by showing viewers interesting photos that match her style and personality.

The main choice I decided to make when creating this video portrait was to have my mum speak in Vietnamese, because she isn’t fluent in English. I felt this would make her talk and delve more into the subject she was talking about because it is her first language, therefore allowing her to be more expressive.
I am hoping the subtitles do not put people off and they are able to concentrate on both the subtitles and the images on screen.

The difficult moments I experienced during this particular process was mainly in the editing stage; trying to figure out how to add subtitles and align them perfectly with footage and music on iMovie since this is only the second time I have used the program.

Things I have learnt:
How do you know if somebody is a good interviewer?
A question they ask, no matter how short, brings the interviewee to give a long and interesting answer instead of a useless yes or no.
I think that as the interviewer, you must make the other person feel comfortable, as though they are having a conversation instead of being attacked or getting the third degree. Unless you’re in an interrogation room, the person shouldn’t feel as though there is some sort of harsh spotlight on them, piercing through them to reveal the truth. What they have to say must come freely for it to not be an awkward interview.
The more comfortable they feel, the deeper they will go and the better their answers will be.