Codes And Conventions Of Filming & Editing Interviews

We watched two short videos on Youtube from the great historical film 'Jaws' and the top television programme 'The Simpsons', in which the Authors, Producers and Directors etc were all interviewed.
Codes And Conventions...

• In an interview if there is more than one interviewee being filmed the positioning alternates therefore creating variety
• The viewers eyeline is usually around a third of the way down the screen
• The background of the interview will usually have connotations of what the nterviewee is talking about
• Interviews are never filmed with a light source, E.g No filming in front of a window with natural light
• The interviewee is always positioned to either the Left or the Right of the frame
• Cut-away shots are used to keep the audience watching, reducing boredom
• The interviewee usually looks at the interviewer and not directly into the camera
• Scenes from the content of the interview E.g part of a film, are used
• To avoid jump cuts questions are edited out
• Sometimes aspects of the interview are filmed with another camera such as extreme close ups of eyes, mouth and hands, used as cut-aways
• Graphics are used to anchor who the person on screen is
• Code of attire can vary due to the content of the documentary