{"id":4425,"date":"2010-02-24T13:56:59","date_gmt":"2010-02-24T18:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/?p=4425"},"modified":"2023-10-06T18:52:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T23:52:13","slug":"video-interviews-how-to-make-your-subject-comfortable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/video-interviews-how-to-make-your-subject-comfortable\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interviews: How to Make Your Subject Comfortable"},"content":{"rendered":"
Interviews are the heart and soul of many video productions.\u00a0 For a quality video, you need compelling interviews.\u00a0 Beyond securing an interesting person to speak about something worthwhile, great interviews require some behind-the-scenes work beyond just getting the equipment set up right.\u00a0 This post will share ways to get the most out of your interviews.<\/p>\n
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Above and beyond anything else, the comfort level of the person being interviewed is the single biggest factor in getting a compelling interview<\/strong><\/em> recorded and into your final video.<\/p>\n If the subject of your interview is uptight and nervous, it can make people watching feel uncomfortable too.\u00a0 Stilted, nervous interview subjects also lose credibility because the video seems more fake.<\/p>\n Plus, someone real uptight will not be able to think and respond well to your questions.\u00a0 You’ll get a crummy interview unless you learn to make people relaxed and natural while they’re being interviewed.\u00a0 A lot of that can boil down to using less intrusive video production techniques.<\/p>\n