My first project during my long practicum has been going pretty well. Here’s the assignment description I gave to students:

In groups, film each other being interviewed. Answers should only be about 30 seconds long.

We will discuss as a class what some techniques for creating an interesting interview might be. Make sure to implement some of these techniques in your filming (dynamic camera angles, formal and informal styles, etc).

Film each question in a different outdoor location. For example, the group will find filming location #1 and take turns filming each member answering question #1. They will then find filming location #2, and film everyone answering question #2, and so on.

Here are the interview questions. Each student in the group should answer all four questions:

What is your best idea for an invention that the world needs today?

What good deed have you done that you are most proud of?

What is your most important long-term goal?

What is the most interesting fact you know?