Foundational Film Making Training | Den lennie's F-Stop Academy

In this challenge we’re going to step things up a gear. Everyone who submitted a Christmas film did a great job. Hopefully you’ve managed to consume the training videos for Shooting a Project. If not please go back and review as they will be very useful as a reference in this month’s challenge.

Here’s Den to introduce this month’s Lennie’s Lessons on How To Shoot Interviews.

In this video, Den runs you through a range of lighting tools that he regularly uses to shoot interviews.  All of this gear can be easily packed into your car.

In this video, Den shows you how to light a simple interview using only two lights and a reflector.

It’s a common misconception that if there is natural light available then you should set your interviewee next to it because this looks to be a good option.  However, as you will discover, there are often more challenges that arise as a result.

Choosing where to put your microphone is the key to recording clear audio.  In this video, Den explains three techniques available to recording audio and why he uses two in particular for interviews.

Shooting more than one person in an interview setting can seem daunting but if you follow the advice in this video, you will soon overcome that challenge.

When faced with a dull looking location, the first thing you have to do is find an interesting frame to work with.  In this video, Den walks you through the process for finding a great frame in a dull boring environment.

Once you have found an interesting frame, the next job is lighting it to create depth and texture.  Den shows you two methods for creating a soft key light and describes why one offers more control than the other.