Assignment 3: Interview Techniques & Magazine Article

Assessor: Gilly Hope
Hand-in deadline: 8th February 2017 (2:30 pm)
Unit: 36 - Interview Techniques for Creative Media Production
Scenario: You have been commissioned to produce a magazine article for "BROADCAST MONTHLY".

TASK 1

Understand interview purposes and techniques:

• Produce a magazine article to show your understanding of interview purposes an techniques used by professional interviewers/journalists.
• Include examples and use correct subject terminology.
• Explore techniques of either TV, radio, online or print - choose three. 
• Give journalistic context.

Techniques of interviews concerning TV, radio, online and print must be explained.

TASK 2

The purposes of interviews; choose three:

• Research - enhance understanding for the audience.
• Informational - presenting information.
• Interpretive - explaining or expressing of an opinion.
• Justification - accountability.
• Emotional - allowing audience insight to a situation.
• Entertainment - entertain an audience. 

Research, include and explain the following interview techniques:

• Open/closed questions
• Single questions
• Multiple direct
• Suggestive question

Research, include and explain the following interview styles:

• Hard news
• Combative/aggressive 
• Promotional entertainment 
• emotional

Types of structures:

• Intro
• Developmental questions
• Key questions
• Soundbites
• Summary
• Wind up

Communication skills:

• Building confidence 
• Body language

- Explain thoroughly and give examples -

This assignment will be completed via Microsoft Word and be both emailed and printed off for hand-in.