When we entered the gym, we initially started to look for a perfect spot for us. I was checking with the director if the background looks good on camera and our presenter took on the role of the guest to help us imagine it.
It turned out that we need a chair for our guest because he was really tall and he had to sit down to fits to the camera. When I was looking at some chair I found an idea that we can use a bench instead of a chair and it fitted perfectly. This made me realise how important is to act quickly on set and sometimes find the non-standard solution.
“The first stage was for me to build up trust, for them to get to know me and to know where I was coming from”- Asif Kapadia about making Amy Winehouse documentary.
To break the ice and build some trust our presenter started a small talk with him. At the same time, I was checking the sound and our camera operator was setting the camera for the perfect angle. My colleagues always helped me when I needed it and I was trying to do the same thing for them. Our interview was quite smooth, our guest was friendly and he easily answered our questions almost without hesitation. We used close up shots to show our guest’ emotions and facial expressions clearly. After that, we checked the sound and the shots from the camera to make sure that everything is alright and then we did an interview once again to have a copy in advance.
When we finished our talk, our guest allowed us to film him during training. This was not easy to find a good camera angle but our camera operator was always focused and followed our guest with everything he did. We wanted to make a variety of shots to have a lot of footage.
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