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 Having the camera looking up at the target (ie with it below their eye-level) adds a sense of power. Having the camera above eye-level looking down on a person makes them look inferior. Hitler was never filmed from below...
+Content of an interview, notes from a media training day:
+*  Find from the interviewee:
+**  Who they are, what position/occupation they hold
+**  What they think about a subject, or what happened
+**  Where it happened
+**  When it happened
+**  What's the end result
+Make the interview entertaining, or informative , or both.
+'Sound Bites' are useful.  IE key sentences which summarise the view of the interviewee.  Especially useful for 'Vox Pops' where many different people are asked their opinion, usually without giving their name or position/occupation.
+Paraphrasing what an interviewee said, in a concise way, is good.  Backing it up and supporting it with the best section of what they said in the interview is important too.
+Consider your relationship with the interviewee; you don't want to be on bad terms with them after the interview or its broadcast if you may need to interview them later for something else.
+Nice introductory questions for an interviewee can make them more relaxed.  Also it helps to talk to them before the interview so you both know what the other hopes to achieve from the interview, or topics they want to cover.
+If interviewing a group, they may talk amongst themselves during the interview.  This can give useful footage, and more honest opinions than might be achieved from a direct question.