After looking at Louis Theroux for inspiration in our documentary, I kept in mind what we found to be successful in his work whilst we were shooting ours. As Theroux's documentaries fall under the participatory genre, we see him whilst actually interviewing, this is where I gained inspiration from. Theroux always takes control of the interviews and never seems to be afraid to ask any questions no matter how uneasy they may be. He also gathered the exact information by pushing for answers by asking a follow up question such as "But what if it were in the case of..". He also often forms a good bond with his interviewees by starting with normal discussions, making it easier to ask difficult questions. Keeping his interviewing techniques in mind whilst interviewing helped very much, for example when Noma was answering questions and going off on tangents I was able to take control of the interview by asking another question more relevant before too much time was wasted. My group and I have also formed a good bond with him making questions easier to ask, for example, when asking about an obviously unappealing job. Personally, I believe that we were very successful in our interviews and gathered a lot of information that may have been hard to get if asked using a different approach.
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