One-on-One Interview: is one person interviewing another person, using any combination of Video or audio sources. In one-on-one interviews the interviewer’s questions are paraphrased for clarity. Since most interviewers questions are pre-written, it is usually not necessary to transcribe the question verbatim.
In one-on-one interviews the interviewee’s response are transcribed verbatim. There are two types of verbatim transcripts for One-on-One Interviews:
Clean Verbatim – in which non-verbal utterance such as “uh” and Uhms”, doubled words or stuttering are omitted.
Actual Verbatim - in which non-verbal utterance such as “uh” and Uhms”, doubled words or stuttering are transcribed.
Good Audio - typical involves material produced by production crews using professional recording techniques have the following characteristics:
Professionally recorded and clear audio Quiet environment. Ie: no background noises Native English Speakers, using standard American Dialect Transcribing with time code, requires visible Burnt in Time Code (BITC)on delivered video
Difficult Audio – involves audio sources which require more time to transcribe due to the nature of the video/audio which may pertain to any of the following challenges:
Accents (British, foreign, heavy regional, or otherwise) Poor sound quality (tape or environment) Background Noise (office noise, music, etc.) Interview conducted on the move Recordings on Microcassette Low quality digital files Phone Interviews Most interviews conducted outdoors There is not a formal interview format Two people being interviewed simultaneously Interviews submitted on Micro-cassette or Audio Cassettes
In one-on-one interviews the interviewee’s response are transcribed verbatim. There are two types of verbatim transcripts for One-on-One Interviews:
Clean Verbatim – in which non-verbal utterance such as “uh” and Uhms”, doubled words or stuttering are omitted.
Actual Verbatim - in which non-verbal utterance such as “uh” and Uhms”, doubled words or stuttering are transcribed.
Good Audio - typical involves material produced by production crews using professional recording techniques have the following characteristics:
Difficult Audio – involves audio sources which require more time to transcribe due to the nature of the video/audio which may pertain to any of the following challenges:
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