Samir Chaudry: Distracted interviewees provide more honest, authentic answers
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Samir Chaudry of Colin and Samir explains documentary interviewing techniques to Shaan Puri.
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“What we noticed was, like, if we were interviewing a subject, and we were just interviewing them head on, we wouldn't get good answers, and then we started taking them, like, driving, or have them do something else, and then you would get the truth.”
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