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



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