How to Produce Video Interviews

1. You should prepare for your interview. Make sure all your equipment is working and you have everything laid out according to how you want the interview to be conducted. Interviews are very unforgiving so you need to make sure you get it right the first time. Some ways to prepare include:
* Contacting and making arrangements with the guest(s)
* Choosing a location
* Preparing equipment
* Traveling to the location and setting up
* Final briefing and technical checks

2. The next thing to consider is the interview structure. It needs to be conducted as if you were having a conversation. You have an interviewer, guest, and then it is important that you keep in mind that there will be an audience listening to the conversation.

3. Framing is very important when shooting your footage. Making sure that the camera is at an angle that can capture both eyes of the person you are interviewing. Also, you need to be aware of when to zoom in and out with the camera. If the person speaking is using hand gestures, it is important that the camera can capture this.

4. Other suggestions when filming an interview is to be conscious about the background. Make sure that it is appropriate, and that it does not interfere with the person in the shot. For example, you do not want to have things in the background that appear to be growing out of the interviewers head.
Also, eyeline is very important. Making sure that the interviewer is eye-level with the guest is key so that the interview does not come across as awkward for the audience.

All of these things are important to remember when shoot a video interview.