Practice Run

Interview Video
Pro
 Hello!

Welcome to our Pro Practice Run for Video Interview!

You do not have to do it with professional interviewees. It can be completed at home with
any of your friends and family members !

You will need

30-45 minutes 1 x interviewee 1 x Indoor Natural light

quiet location No artificial lighting

Lenses ranging Solid tripod Video Settings Camera Settings Sound Settings
from
Full HD (or 4K) Progressive mode 1 x Lapel Mic (wired
Full frame 35-80mm S-LOG (or flat picture 25 frames per second (PAL) or wireless) OR
APS-C 24-50mm mode) (24fps in NTSC) 1 x Shotgun mic
Four Thirds Shutter speed 1/50 1 x Headphones
18-40mm ISO 200 - 1000
Auto White Balance

Number of videos to deliver

Horizontals 1 video total RAW files only

(1 x 60 sec) No retouching
Aspect Ratio 16:9
Indoor .MOV or .MP4
1 x medium

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 Shot list
The Practice Run at a glance

Ask the interviewee one question of your choice

Part one: Medium shots

Take a 60 seconds Medium shot framed horizontally with the rule of thirds

Between F2.8 and F5.6

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 Cheat sheet!
Reminders for a successful Practice run

Interviewee
Lighting
Position Questions

Use a natural light source - No speedlight Make your Ask the interviewee
interviewee two questions on any
or strobes to avoid getting dark shadows
comfortable by topic of your choice
on the model giving directions
The goal is to obtain
The light should be homogeneous Make sure the one 120 seconds
interviewee does not long interview
look at the camera

Negative space Framing

Keep a margin of space around the interviewee in Use the rule of thirds when framing your medium shot
order to be able to crop and reframe if needed

We recommend you double check the focus on your camera preview

by zooming on to the eyes of your interviewee
!

The sound must be clear with no surrounding noises

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 The interviewee
The technique at a glance

You can do this badge with anyone, they do not have to be a professional interviewee

Invite the interviewee to look at you and never look at the camera

Make sure the background is not crowded with distracting elements

and avoid flat backgrounds like walls

Make sure the background is not crowded with distracting elements

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 Lighting
The technique at a glance

We recommend to place the interviewee next to a natural source of light and use a
reflector to obtain a homogeneous result with no harsh shadows

Interview Set-up

Window to light
Reflector to soften
your interviewee
harsh shadows

Camera 1

Find a location with as much natural light available as possible

! The goal is to obtain a soft, homogeneous and well exposed result

Watch out for any over or underexposure. Don’t hesitate to turn the zebra
mode on and adjust your camera settings or lights speed accordingly

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 Lighting
The technique at a glance

The use of any artificial lights/flashes is not allowed for this badge.

Position your model to obtain a homogeneous neutral result and avoid any shadows
on the model

Turn your Zebra mode on in order to avoid overexposure and block the
sunlight if there are dark shadows on your model

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 Framing
The technique at a glance

When framing horizontally we recommend you to use the rule of thirds

Keep the tripod at the height of your model and avoid low or high angle shots

Don’t hesitate to step back or zoom out a little bit but keep the focal lengths
to the required range to avoid any distortion

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 Negative space
The technique at a glance

We recommend framing the interviewee with as much space around as possible

Don’t hesitate to step back or zoom out a little bit but keep focal lengths to
the required range to avoid any distortion

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 Sound
The technique at a glance

Having a clear audible sound with no background noise, reverb or echo is key
during an interview

We recommend using a lapel mic or a shotgun mic

Make sure the sound peaks at -6 decibels

Framing
Lapel mic Shotgun mic
If using a wired lapel mic make sure we IfUse the rule
using of thirds for
a shotgun micboth
makeMedium
sure and
it’s Close-up
pointing
shots
can’t see the cable on screen towards the interviewee and that there are no
surrounding noises or echo in the location

! Keep an ear out for any air conditioning, planes or ambulances

passing by during the interview

Do a sound check before recording the interview to make sure there

are no surrounding noises

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 Have a great
photoshoot!
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