Basic Studio Directing

One plus one

Interviews are bread and butter work to directors, and are often conducted live. Once you can do simple interviews with few cameras it is easy to tackle larger set-ups.

Interview styles

First work out what style of interview you want. If we place the interviewer and the interviewee directly across a table from each other, it appears to be confrontational. If we place them near each other with a coffee table between them it becomes a much softer environment.

Two-eyed shots

I know it sounds completely self-explanatory, but some people still don’t get it. A two-eyed shot is where we can see both of the eyes of a person. I cannot over-stress the importance of seeing the eyes. If we speak to someone we look directly into their eyes. ...