Introduction

If everything was properly thought out and prepared ahead of time (and I’m sure it was, now that you’ve read this far), shooting interviews should be the easiest part.

If you’ve got a good crew that you trust, you probably won’t need to worry as much about your sound and picture. However, if your crew is inexperienced or (worse) you just showed your reluctant roommate how to use a mixer or operate the camera the night before, you better keep a close eye on the monitor and ...

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