Posts Tagged ‘interview’

NewscastTip: Explore options for in-studio interviews

In-studio interviews are a great alternate way to present a story and there are plenty of options on how to present them.

First of all, consider if an interview can be done at the anchor desk using the spot normally reserved for either the sports anchor or weather person.

Be sure to consider, however, what background will appear behind the interviewee when the director takes a one-shot; it most likely doesn’t make sense to have, for example, the weather center in the background (unless, of course, the interview is weather related). The same is true for sports theme-backgrounds.

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NewscastTip: Some interview set furniture considerations

As I wrote a few weeks ago, the process of selecting anchor chairs has many aspects to considre: and the same is true for selecting seating and other furniture for interview-style areas.

When selecting interview set furniture, keep in mind that it is, more often than not, more visible than anchor chairs since there isn’t a full-height desk in front of them.

Try to avoid using generic waiting-room style chairs, though keeping shots tight is a good strategy to prevent less photogenic furniture from appearing on air. It’s also a good idea to avoid using wheeled chairs since guests or talent might inadvertently shift them too much, making it difficult to frame shots.
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