Down the lens interviews

The ‘down-the-lens’ interview is quite commonly seen in documentary programmes where the contributor is talking directly to the viewer rather than to an unseen person off-camera. This very powerful technique is performed using a two-way mirror box setup, which allows the contributor and interviewer to see each other through a beamsplitter glass and maintain a natural, relaxed conversation without the distraction of the camera lens and crew.

I’ve hired the kit to do this previously – the Eye Direct (Interrotron) – but have found it expensive, cumbersome and time-consuming to set up. I use the VoxBox Pro (my invention, see the Mini Bio page for more info).

The VoxBox Pro allows super-quick setup in under 2 minutes, and it’s available to hire with my main camera kit.

The samples below are from various interviews I have filmed, all using the VoxBox Pro.