In the first lesson we focused on interviews, looking at some of the 'Great Interviews of the 20th Century' from http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/series/greatinterviews, including the interview with F. Scott Fitzgerald, by Michel Mok. We read and analysed the interview so we could write an interview in a similar style.
For our first assignment, we had to write an interview in the style of Michel Mok, but it could be with anyone, as long as it was conducted face-to-face or over the phone. I chose to do my interview with my brother, based on unemployment in the current UK recession.
The aim of my interview was to give a positive representation of unemployed; to get their point of view into the public eyes, as often they are shown as scroungers and slobs in the media. I did this by focusing on mainly the negative feature of his environment, this way people would find it easier to empathise.
For the interview I had set out a few pages of questions, which I asked, so I could guarantee I had all the information. However, most of the answers were not used. I started by giving some context to the interview, a brief introduction of his background up till present day, this was so the reader could understand the interview better, making it easier to empathise. Next, I described the environment in which the interview was taking place, trying to describe the negative features in as much detail as possible. The main body of the interview was structured as if my brother was telling the story, instead of a traditional 'Question and Answer' based interview. This is because this is how Michel Mok structured his 'great' interview with F. Scott Fitzgerald. I find it creates a more entertaining interview.
I found writing the interview quite challenging as I have never attempted writing an interview in this style, but now I have done it, I feel it is a more successful style.
Next week we will be focusing on reviews.
The aim of my interview was to give a positive representation of unemployed; to get their point of view into the public eyes, as often they are shown as scroungers and slobs in the media. I did this by focusing on mainly the negative feature of his environment, this way people would find it easier to empathise.
For the interview I had set out a few pages of questions, which I asked, so I could guarantee I had all the information. However, most of the answers were not used. I started by giving some context to the interview, a brief introduction of his background up till present day, this was so the reader could understand the interview better, making it easier to empathise. Next, I described the environment in which the interview was taking place, trying to describe the negative features in as much detail as possible. The main body of the interview was structured as if my brother was telling the story, instead of a traditional 'Question and Answer' based interview. This is because this is how Michel Mok structured his 'great' interview with F. Scott Fitzgerald. I find it creates a more entertaining interview.
I found writing the interview quite challenging as I have never attempted writing an interview in this style, but now I have done it, I feel it is a more successful style.
Next week we will be focusing on reviews.
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