INTERVIEW STYLES AND FORMATS.

Styles.

There are many different styles of interview some of these include:

One on one interview Panel interview Group interview

One on one.

This is the most common interview style used. It is a face to face interview. It is often between the documentarian and the interviewee. You will always see (or hear if the identity of the interviewee is to remain private) the interviewee and their response to the questions being asked that will be related to the subject matter of the documentary.

Panel.

This interview style is where there are more than one interviewers asking the questions. This allows different questions to be asked based on what interests the interviewer.

Group.

A group interview is where you have more than one interviewee answering questions given by the interviewer. Often it will involve people who are related or know each other and have a knowledge on the subject matter.