Blog #4: Reflection on Expert Interview

Reflection Upon the Documentary’s Expert Interview

by Lily Frame

            Before shooting the expert interview for our documentary assignment, our group came dressed in professional attire, completed sufficient research on the Ghost Walk of Wilmington, and prepared a list of questions to ask our subject.
            We followed proper interview etiquette by arriving on time, making our interviewee comfortable through eye contact, bringing an open mindset, presenting positive body language, moderating our tone of voice, and thanking the interviewee before and after the interview for taking the time to meet with us. If our group was to do this differently, I would’ve loved to have introduced ourselves properly before we began the interview process to make our interviewee feel more comfortable.

            For one question, we had the interviewee repeat her answer using a complete sentence, but other than that, she presented herself beautifully. She answered all of our questions and came prepared. 

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