Transcript
Adrian: Hello this is Regina Harsanye and we are going to be interviewing her today. Regina, what is your favorite movie and why?
Regina: Um, my favorite film is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Um, the actors are compelling first off, I would watch it a million times, It was directed by Michel Gondry written by Kaufman, Charlie Kaufman, and anything those people do is amazing so… umm ya.
A: Alright, what is your favorite novel?
R: My favorite novel is The Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs, its a B generation novel, thats what Burroughs was famous for. And uh I mean he wrote it in a hotel while he was on heroin and Allen Ginsberg who was a famous poet put the novel back together, cut and paste, order it, basically random order, its something i really enjoyed.
A: Alight, what is your intended major?
R: I’ve already declared my major actually, Im majoring in art history. (pause because I forgot to ask why) Umm I’m doing this because I have wanted to be an art curator ever since I was twelve years old, Art speaks to me in volumes, I mean… I’m in front of a painting and it makes me feel laden like nothing else does its something I feel I have a calling towards.
A: Alright, What are your hobbies?
R: I read a lot, I go to the city, I’m glad i live closer to the city now, umm go to museums, I watch a lot of Netflix. Netflix is my entire life so..
A: Alight, If you were stranded on a desert island what three items would you take?
R: I would have to bring, well in your video you said generator so I’ll say generator as well, a charger for my Ipod and my Ipod, my music is really all I need.
A: Alirght, Thank you.
Reflection
When we were first given the Interview assignment I was worried mainly because I only knew one person in the class and because even though I really like movies and video editing I have never been good in front of a camera. After class I spoke to Regina for a few seconds and we decided that we would contact each other the next day when we were both free to film the interviews.
The next day we met up in front of Klapper Hall and started the interviews. I went thinking that we should go with more personal questions but Regina thought we should also make it relevant to college so thought of a few questions that could cover both. I was interviewed first and I tried to relax but I kept thinking ahead to the next question and I kept messing up but eventually got it down.
Next it was Regina’s turn and I was filming. I realize now from watching the interview that I wasnt really paying attention to Regina or her answers because I think when im trying to record a scripted performance i get nervous that I might do something wrong so to calm myself I try to pay attention to too much, the camera angle, lighting, background activity, thinking of the next question and if I could here what the camera was picking up I would have listened to that and I think that while its useful in some cases an interview isent one of them but its a bad habit I picked up from a year of Video editing classes and I wish I could have relaxed more when I was the one being interviewed and also the one doing the interview because I think it would have turned out better.