Your Name 5:00 Location Video Interview Date Due

SET UP YOUR CAMERA and frame up a 1-shot of the guest as a chest shot with proper look space. BEFORE DOING THE FOLLOWING, start recording CLIP 1 that will SHOW you doing the following. (a) CLIP ON THE MIC and CHECK THE LEVEL. Have the guest run the mic cord down in a way that it’s inconspicuous. (b) ADVISE the guest you’re about to turn on the light, then turn it on at lowest level then bring it up to full. (c) READY TO START: “OK, this is an interview about (topic) and I’m going to ask you several questions to get your feelings and thoughts about it. Remember to just look at me and talk to me, and ignore the camera. Also be careful not to move your hands around the microphone.” (If at someone’s office—ask to shut the door and turn off / unplug phones—and put a note on the door saying “Interview in Progress—Do Not Knock.”) (When you’re ready to start, say): First, please say and spell your name: (answer) And what is your title in relation to this topic? (answer)

QUESTION 1: All right, (person’s name), the Lady Lions soccer team is 6-4 so far this season. Is this the kind of start you guys were looking for?

QUESTION 2: Your team went to the Sweet Sixteen a year ago with a majority of the team being freshmen. Is this year’s team better?

QUESTION 3: Who is the one player on the team who you would say is the leader?

FOLLOW-UP: Why do you say she’s the leader?

QUESTION 4: Have any of the younger players become more of a leader this year?

QUESTION 5: On the same note, have all of the freshmen become sophomores or are some of them still “freshmen?”

QUESTION 6: Has your coach changed your practice schedule from the way it was a year ago?

QUESTION 7: Has he changed your team’s overall game plan from the way it was last year?

QUESTION 8: Some of your games have been at night here in Commerce for the first time this year. What was it like playing under the lights?

QUESTION 9: You guys won both of those “late games,” so do you think your team plays better under the lights? FOLLOW-UP: Why is that?

QUESTION 10: What factors do you think lead to the successes the team has had this year?

QUESTION 11: Do you feel like there is pressure on your team to advance at least as far as you did in the national tournament this year as you did last year?

QUESTION 12: (always end with this question) Is there anything else about (this topic) that’s important that we haven’t talked about?