Preliminary task: reflection and evaluation

What went well?

In my preliminary task, I believe there were many things that went well, one being the positioning of my interviewee. I deliberately placed the interviewee off the center to make it feel more like a conversation, creating an open atmosphere for the interview. I also believe that during the later stages of my preliminary task, I really hit my target of the kind of topics that I want to discuss and raise awareness for in my interview; such as the struggle of loneliness for young men.

What didn't go so well?

I believe the technical side of my interview wasn't as sophisticated as I would like it to be, this is mainly down to time constraints, as I am a boarder at college, and I only have limited time to film with people outside of college. I also feel as if some of my interviews didn't really correlate to my topic as much as I would like them to have.

What have I learned/ what will I do in my final task differently?

In my final draft, I will continue the idea of positioning my interviewee slightly off-center from the camera. I also plan to have a longer amount of time in half term to record my interview. Therefore, meaning that I can have a more sophisticated technical side of my interviews, such as a two-camera set up. In my final project, I will also plan to make my questions more structured, although still being open, I want there to be more of a specific answer; I want to make sure my questions are specific to the topics I want to talk about.