For Recording

• You need an interesting;
  • Foreground
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  • Mid-ground
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  • Background
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  • And/Or pick something that vaguely assosciates with the person
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  • Shooting the frame
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• Leave space for the interviewee to see, to look at
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• Looking at the camera/off camera;
  • Just off the camera, to the interviewee with enough space for him
  • And at the camera

Some creativity and close ups:

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• He’s breaking the fourth wall here\

• Also look at the composition here, it’s quite beautifully taken

• Lighting;

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  • Look at how the shadows are created to give a natural look
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  • Diffuse the light rebound by the wall
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    • To give depth, use something available in the background
  • Shoot shadow side
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• A beautiful composition

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Audio

• Between the ranges, negative 18 to peaks of negative 6