Interview time! In my research blog, I mentioned that actors and directors were often the most interviewed when it comes to film, so I ended up planning two interviews. One for myself, as the director and actor for Charlotte, as well as one for Travis, since he plays the face of my movie.
Starting with Travis, I came up with four actor based questions for him to be asked. Again, using my research on some commonly asked questions/topics, I came up with these.
-What inspired you to audition for this role?
-How do you relate to Kylie?
-What do you personally do to get into character?
-What’s it like working with Fluffles Productions?
Auditioning for roles is all about proving that you can play a character best. For this reason, I made questions asking what drew Travis to the character, as well as what techniques were used to solidify his role. The last question is about the production company itself. Since Travis is theoretically a real actor with actual experience in the short film field, this question is more targeted towards their past experiences in comparison to this one. When a positive response is given, it provided ethos for Fluffles Productions, since this experienced actor is vouching for them.
This interview actually had to be done twice. Originally, it took place at school, out in the halls. Since it was during class time, it should have been quiet enough to record. Unfortunately, that assumption was wrong. Staff and students still constantly passes through the halls, opening and shutting doors. It didn’t help that the bathrooms could still be heard in the distance, such as the hand dryers. It was also awkward having other students stare, probably just wondering what we were doing as they went wherever they needed too. Oh well, rerecording wasn’t a death sentence.
Travis’ second and final take of the interview took place in the backdrop of my room, AKA, Charlotte’s room. While my original reason for this was that it was a quiet area of the set, I then found the idea of the interviews happening in the locations of each other’s characters cute, so I went with it. Those mini microphones I bought for voice over also came in handy, as they came with clips to be able to attach to things, and no background noise would be heard. Both microphones can also be connected at the same time, meaning clear audio for both the interviewer asking the questions, and the interviewee answering them.
My phone was held up by a tripod at three different angles during the interview, since the shot shouldn’t stay consistent for the whole interview. The shots done were a medium shot, while also using the rule of thirds, a head-on close up of his face, and another similar to the first close up, but at an angle. As stated previously in my research, keeping the exact same shot can bore the audience, so keeping the screen interesting is key.
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