IN THIS VIDEO, WE WILL DISCUSS TIPS ON HOW TO FRAME AN INTERVIEW SHOT.

FIRST, YOU WANT TO SET UP YOUR TRI-POD AT THE EYE LEVEL OF YOUR SUBJECT. THIS ENSURES THAT YOUR SUBJECT’S POSITIONING IS WELL-BALANCED. 

THE CAMERA PLACED TOO LOW CAN SEEM IMPOSING, WHILE HAVING IT PLACED TOO HIGH CAN BE DIMINISHING.

THE NEXT THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS THE RULE OF THIRDS. 

EVERY SHOT CONTAINS A GRID MADE UP OF TWO HORIZONTAL LINES AND TWO VERTICAL LINES SPACED EVENLY APART. 

GENERALLY, YOUR SUBJECT’S EYES SHOULD BE PLACE ON ONE THE TOP INTERSECTING POINTS OF THE GRID. PLACEMENT OF YOUR SUBJECT DEPENDS ON WHICH DIRECTION THEY’RE LOOKING. IF THEY ARE FACING THE RIGHT THEN YOU WANT TO PLACE THEM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME, AND VICE VERSA. 

UNLESS YOU ARE SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO AN AUDIENCE YOUR SUBJECT SHOULD BE LOOKING OFF CAMERA.   

BY FOLLOWING THE RULE OF THIRDS, YOU REMOVE THEM FROM THE CENTER —THERBY SHOWCASING THE BACKGROUND AND CREATING A DYNAMIC POINT OF INTEREST TO THE VIEWER’S EYES.

LASTLY, CONSIDER YOUR SUBJECT’S HEAD ROOM. WHICH IS THE SPACE BETWEEN THE TOP OF YOUR SUBJECTS HEAD AND THE TOP OF THE SCREEN FRAME. 

WHEN POSITIONING YOUR SUBJECT, MAKE SURE YOUR FRAME DOES NOT SKIM THE TOP OF THEIR HEAD, OR TOO MUCH SPACE MAKING YOUR SUBJECT LOOK SMALL.

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NOW THAT YOU HAVE THIS KNOWLEDGE, CHARGE UP YOUR CAMERAS, PACK YOUR BAGS AND START SHOOTING SOME AWESOME INTERVIEWS.