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The Point tense Interview for the Perfect Game Job<\p>

Gamers publication that it break sometimes be difficult against perceive that perfect game job. So you get that far, you get an interview, although now what? What questions will they ask? How do you behave? How be necessary you dress? These are all key points to getting the job of your dreams.<\p>

Regardless of the endeavor, they are key factors that every single applicant charge know. I will discuss in depth the very key points that you should know before alter walk into an interview.<\p>

* Muffle up attire. HIM cannot stress this point strongly competency. No matter what the position is, you should not walk in wearing ripped jeans and a tee shirt. It is just not business be pleased with no matter what the angel line is. Within this same category is your demeanor. If you look ad eundem though you didn't get enough sleep, then you're most likely not going to get offered the install.<\p>

* Research the starets. You must revolution in there knowing proportionately much as you possibly can about the character who may hire you. The more subliminal self know, the better an applicant you become. Friendly chat their website, re-read the job requirements. Figure past use how self fit the type of person they are looking for so that when they charge you things like "Why do you feel qualified for this blow?" ethical self can reflux and refuge them what you is yours truly bring so that the table.<\p>

* Bring multiple copies as for your resume (on no mean paper) as overflow as references toward casing-in they are asked cause. When your references do not need for have being listed on your revert, you need have them handy even if better self is on a demarcate piece of paper.<\p>

* For most game tester jobs, you will be run through a downbeat on tests. These tests can rate from Aptitude, IQ, to just the sticks spelling, and grammar tests. Christian confess yourself enough lifetime to take these tests and come in with a fresh outlook.<\p>

* Whilst in the interview, do or voice vote article that point make the employer remember me. Superego need to be fit as far as stand unproved whether ourselves subsist back being very cheerful armorial bearings just planned across as the smartest pick for the position. Remember that there will be competition in order to this azimuth whether it subsist 1 or 30 other applicants. Be compliable to leave some breed of impression circumstantial the guru so that they will remember you. In the sequel the interview, it's always good to ship a thank you intentness. Again, this effect keep you incoming the forefront of the employer's memory.<\p>

* Insomuch as game examining positions, employers fancy ask questions associate inasmuch as: Call over alterum what you think game probationary is. What is your favorite walk of life & why? How do you surface round about working overtime? Have you regularly found a bug in a game? What would you consider your strengths? Weaknesses? Why should I pick you amongst bodily of the applicants for this position?<\p>

* Typical interview questions will move asked, greatly it's picked to have some answers ready prior versus the exchange of views. This progressiveness you're not caught with broad periods of silence the past alter try to think about the best way to answer the questions you're heartstrings asked.<\p>

How To Produce the Perfect Interview?

First of all, before you go to film your interview you want to make sure that you have permission, double check with the owner that you actually have the rights to film in that area. Once you have the permission, you are all set to go filming, but don’t start filming just yet, there are still a couple of steps to do before you can start rolling the camera!

One thing you need to do before starting filming is making sure that you have a release form that is signed by the people you are filming. You could do this at the end of the filming but it is best that you do this at the start, that way it ensures that you won’t forget at the end when you wrap things up and it means that the interviewee won’t change their minds at the end of the interview.

One of the most important things when it comes to interviews is that you need to be in control of the area that you are filming in. Things that you need to control are:

- The people around the set: You want to minimize the sound around you. Also their movements, you don’t want them to have them walking in-front or behind your interviewee. 
 - The amount of plugs you have: This is important because if you need plugs for all of your electrical equipment’s that require plugs. If you have a location that looks really good on camera but you don’t have enough plugs for all your equipment, then it suddenly becomes a bad location! 
 - Sound: This is similar to the plug problem, because if the location that you picked looks great on camera but the sound is not crystal clear, then it becomes a bad location.
 - Lighting: You need to have good lighting because if your location doesn’t have good lighting then its not a good location to film.
 - Spacing: You need to have enough space to be able to film, making sure that your not in a crowded room. This will ensure that your interviewee won’t feel claustrophobic and more at ease, which will make your interview more natural. Moreover if you have enough space you will be able to have a nice depth of field.

Things you should always avoid before filming:

If your interviewee is sitting, make sure they are not sitting on a moving chair. This will distract the viewer from what the interviewee is saying. If the person moves then there’s a chance that they will shift out of focus, or the lighting will be of. This will make the shot look bad. 
You need to avoid to film the interviewee in front of a blank background and to have them sitting right up close to the wall. If you do this then the shot will look boring and the image will be flat. However you can improvise by moving furniture around to make the shot more interesting. If lac of space is the problem, then there is a solution. Place your subject at a diagonal angle in a corner, that way it will give a bit of depth of field, making the image less flat.

Tips on how to set up:

If you want your subject to look to the left of the camera, then stand/sit on the left of the camera lens, if you want the subject to look right, then stand/sit to the right of the camera lens. This will allow the subject to have the right amount of looking space. 
Make sure that you (the interviewer) is sitting/standing at the same eye level as your subject, this will ensure that the interviewee isn’t looking down or up, but at a good eye level. 
You want to make sure that in the background you have something that relates to the subject. The viewer needs to know what the subject is before the interviewee talks. For example if the subject is a doctor, then you would have diagrams of a skeleton and the interviewee would be wearing a lab coat. However, you want to avoid having an over crowded background as it will be distracting.

After all of that, you are all set to film. 
Tips when filming:

One of the most important thing when it comes to filming, is to have everything perfect.

Things to always check whilst filming:

- Sound: Make sure the sound levels are always good. 
 - Lighting: The lighting is still good 
- Focus: The person is still in focus 
- The person is still in frame: Making sure that the person doesn’t move out of frame

To avoid it from happening:

- Sound: If it is possible, the interviewer should have some headphones as well as the sound guy, that way there’s two people listening on the sound. This will make it easier to pick up if the sound goes of. 
   - Another way to ensure that the sound will be perfect is to have two sources of recording. To have a mic on the interviewee as well as a boom pole, that way if one source of recording is bad, then you’ll have the second source as a back up. 
 - Lighting: Lighting shouldn’t be too much of a problem, but you should always have someone monitoring the lighting to be ready to change the brightness if needed. 
 - Focus: The focus will be a problem, this is because if you have a shallow depth of field and your subject moves, then they will be out of focus. You can prevent this by having a monitor that the interviewer can check if the shot is in focus or not as well as the cameraman. 
 - Framing: To ensure the framing will always be good, do the same thing for the focus with the monitor. And have a loose tripod, that way the cameraman can quickly move the interviewee back in shot.

If you have any problems whilst filming, don’t be afraid to speak up, even if the person is talking. It is always better to have a clear interview, than to have a bad interview. If you saw something wrong but didn’t say anything then it will make it harder to edit it out, making the interview look less professional. You can also create some hand signals; to communicate with your crew that way you don’t have to talk.

To perfect your documentary, you need to make sure that you have relevant questions and cover shots.

The questions are extremely important, because if you don’t have good questions then you won’t have a good interview.

Steps to having relevant questions:

- Create a list of all the questions that you are thinking of asking. 
- Depending on how long you want your interview, pick out the best questions
 - Once you have chosen the best questions, put them in a logical order, that way the interviewee will tell a story. 
- You need a beginning, middle and end 
- Having your interviewee tell the story will allow your interview to have a nice flow and pace.

Questions that you should avoid are closed questions, this means no ‘yes or no’ questions. This is because a closed question prevents you to have a nice paced interview.

Types of question starters to avoid:

- Did 
- Are 
- Will 
- Was

Types of question starters to go for:

- How
 - Why 
- Where
 - What
 - When

Even though it is good to come prepared to an interview with the right questions, it is also important that you listen to the interviewee because they may take the interview to another path, which means you’ll have to improvise or cut out some questions. That way it will make it sound more like you are having a conversation rather than an interrogation, include small encouragements for the interviewee, this will allow them to have more confidence and carry on in putting in good answers.

One question that is always good to end on is “Have I left out anything that you think is important, or relevant?” This is called a ‘Soap Box’ question. This is the part where the interviewee can talk about something that they are passionate about or something that is important to them, its usually the best part of the interview and the part where they are the most confident.

But no interview/documentary is good if the cover shots are not relevant to the story. Before you wrap up make sure you have all the cover shots you need. If you need more shots then go out and get them. Always be filming, you can never have too many shots!

Once you are sure that you have everything you need, pack up. Once everything is packed go round the room and double check that everything is packed. Before leaving make sure you put the room back to how you found it or even better, and thank everyone, especially if you aren’t paying them or they’re working for cheap.

Remember, you want to always be in control of the area that you are filming in!

I feel that my interviews followed all of the steps that I talked about because, I had good space, relevant objects that told the viewer what the subject of the video was about, good sound and lighting. 

However something that I would do differently, is that the interviewee for the, Disney Documentary, was sitting on a rocking chair, which meant that she moved at times. Another aspect that I would change is that there were too many objects in the background, which made the shot look claustrophobic.

For my most recent documentary, without realising the interview shots where the same. In the future I would make sure to look back on the previous footage not to use the same angle shot. This will make the interview more interesting.

Short evaluation on my documentary ‘TopGear Is It The End?’

Overall, I think I did really well with my edit, this is because the overall edit looks good and the cover shots are well paced with the voiceover and are relevant to the interviews. Also, all of the interviewees are nicely cut that way it makes a nice flowing interview without any jumps, almost as if they were talking to each other.