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Documentaries 101 (Workshop #4) - A/V Room, Tuesday Morning
Back in the A/V room for today, Jay was once being vaguely obscene in the back of the room with some spools of wire. Silent Bob was loftily ignoring him. He had his whiteboard back, but before going on with the teaching he held up a calendar. And because it was Jay and Silent Bob, it was the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition calendar, which Bob hurriedly realised and flipped the picture down. He pointed at today's date, then counted down the remaining weeks to July 11, which was circled in bright red. He then wrote on the board,
SHOWCASE!
Invite your friends. We'll bring popcorn.
Calendar set to the side - and then hurriedly snatched up by Jay, who was rapidly getting bored of this whole teaching thing - Silent Bob got down to business. The topic of the day was,
INTERVIEWS
And he proceeded to give them several tips on how to write and take an effective interview.
- research background info first (name, birthday, major accomplishments, place of birth, family)
- prepare list of questions BUT
- have alternate questions ready
- go with the flow
This last one punctuated with a laidback arm wiggle.
- have an angle
For this, Bob shrugged and held out a hand level before tilting it back and forth in the internationally recognised symbol for 'Eh, not really important' or 'He's gay'. The TV and a clip of Fahrenheit 911 provided the perfect example of an interview with an angle.
Giving the girls enough time to get these points locked away or written down, depending on how keen they are, he wrote up,
YOUR DOCUMENTARY: Min. 3 interviews!
Silent Bob pointed at himself three times and shook his head. Then pointed at each of the three girls and gave a thumbs up. Three different people.
Can be conducted in person, by phone, or by
Here he had to check on something in his notebook and took a moment to spell it. What the fuck is the internet?
e-mail.
Silent Bob stood back, satisfied. He moved two chairs behind a table at the front, then smacked Jay on the shoulder to get his attention.
"What the hell do you want, tubby?" Jay grumbled, then looked. "Oh, right." He nodded, intent. "Let's do this shit." And then in unison, Jay and Silent Bob sat down and waited expectantly for their first interview.
Invite your friends. We'll bring popcorn.
Calendar set to the side - and then hurriedly snatched up by Jay, who was rapidly getting bored of this whole teaching thing - Silent Bob got down to business. The topic of the day was,
And he proceeded to give them several tips on how to write and take an effective interview.
- research background info first (name, birthday, major accomplishments, place of birth, family)
- prepare list of questions BUT
- have alternate questions ready
- go with the flow
This last one punctuated with a laidback arm wiggle.
- have an angle
For this, Bob shrugged and held out a hand level before tilting it back and forth in the internationally recognised symbol for 'Eh, not really important' or 'He's gay'. The TV and a clip of Fahrenheit 911 provided the perfect example of an interview with an angle.
Giving the girls enough time to get these points locked away or written down, depending on how keen they are, he wrote up,
YOUR DOCUMENTARY: Min. 3 interviews!
Silent Bob pointed at himself three times and shook his head. Then pointed at each of the three girls and gave a thumbs up. Three different people.
Can be conducted in person, by phone, or by
Here he had to check on something in his notebook and took a moment to spell it. What the fuck is the internet?
e-mail.
Silent Bob stood back, satisfied. He moved two chairs behind a table at the front, then smacked Jay on the shoulder to get his attention.
"What the hell do you want, tubby?" Jay grumbled, then looked. "Oh, right." He nodded, intent. "Let's do this shit." And then in unison, Jay and Silent Bob sat down and waited expectantly for their first interview.