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How many interviews should I have for a mini documentary?
I'm making a short (4-5 minute) documentary about my town for a class (in college) and I've done 7 video interviews. 5 out of the 7 can be used (one woman couldn't be understood because she has Parkinson's and her voice wasn't picked up well, though she said a lot of useful things so I'm pretty disappointed that the video didn't come out well and one guy did not say anything of use to my topic. He changed my questions around and this is a pretty specific topic). The topic is community and it's relationship to place in my town. I have about an hour and a half of interviews without the 2, so I can definitely fit the 4-5 minute quota, but this is worth about 30% of my grade and I've put a lot of effort into this project and need my grade to reflect that. I also have videos of my town that will play with the interview voices over them and background music written by a local musician specifically for this. Will it seem like I didn't put effort into the project if I only include 5 different people in the video?
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- BerndLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
Is the finished film going to be "wall-to-wall" interviews or do have other types of footage ?
Pacing the film is a key factor to come out of editing. The material needs to "speak" to you. You need to view all of the unedited footage and evaluate it for content. Use only the best.
When i edit in Final Cut Pro on my Mac - I have captured all of the footage into the computer, then I break the hour long files into sub-clips and label them with unique names and move them into labeled folders in the storage bins. Makes editing much easier having things grouped by subject.
Structure is the key. The story you are telling rests on the framework you build.
It is impossible to edit or make valid suggestions without seeing the footage you shot. Trust your gut feeling !
Have fun.
Source(s): Cinematographer / editor - G LLv 48 years ago
More people saying the same thing is of no help really. I would try to use the video of the woman with Parkinsons in some way as you say she said useful things. Add subtitles if needed. Also a brief explanation that she has Parkinsons but had too good of things to say to not include her. You will do fine I thinkf
- 8 years ago
I think you have done enough especially that is a neat idea to use local musician for music.Also i agree with GL to include the lady with Parkinsons with subtitles
