Analysing Interviews

ANALYSING A BAD INTERVIEW

The video above is an interview about a 25 year old male grime artist/producer which was recorded in 2010. The video is of very poor quality and the lighting is dull which also prevents the audience from being able to see the interviewee's face. Instead of having a clear shot of the interviewee's face (Jme) you can only see the half of it throughout the almost 9 minute video and it also looks unclear, blurred and gloomy. During the video, Jme hardly looks at the camera. This suggests that he isnt engaged or interested in the interview and finds more interest in fixing his do-rag.

Furthermore, this interview looks like it hasnt been prepared or organised properly, hence why it looks so low budget and is being filmed in a vehicle. Also, at one point in the interview Jme puts on some music to create a better atmosphere when this should of been done by the interviewer himself.
The interviewer is relying solely on questions from the social networking site, Twitter as opposed to preparing any of his own questions.

However, one good point from this interview is that it included a cutaway from Jme's new video at the time which revealed that the interviewer had done some research and has some background knowledge about the artist and wanted to help promote his new music.

To conclude, the interview definitely lacks key techniques which make a good interview such as good lighting, clear speech, consistency, confidence and a good atmosphere. Besides the fact that the interviewer came with some background knowledge, the interview as a whole was unprofessional.