Codes and conventions of an

interview

The interviewee is placed in the left or right hand side of the frame

‘Rule of thirds’ the eyes are in the top third of the frame past the camera

The interviewee is filmed close-up or medium close-up

The setting for the interview tends to be a background that anchors the meaning of the interview. The background will tend to be professional in order to create a serious meaning with anchors a point of view or facts

The interviewee tends to be sitting down which makes the shot more professional. If the interviewer is asking the public, the interviewee will then tend to be standing up with a street setting

At the beginning of the interview, there is always a caption illustrating the interviewees name and profession so the audience is aware of them