The format of the 11-minute interview means that the questions come up as text on the screen rather than being asked audibly by an interviewer, meaning that Jonny Owen is the only one talking in the video. This puts the full focus of the video on him and what he has to say in response to the questions that are being asked, which I think enhances the interview.
Jonny Owen is a Welsh actor and producer who has appeared in shows such as My Family. He is perhaps even more known for producing the 2007 film The Aberfan Disaster, for which he won a bafta award. In this interview he is talking about his upcoming film The Three Kings
If I were to write a piece on this interview, the focus would be on Jonny comparing Bill Shankly to Jurgen Klopp, saying that “Klopp was the perfect fit for Liverpool and that dates back to Shankly. Shankly went straight into the kop and went ‘I’m one of you and you are one of me’”.
The 36-minute podcast on the other hand is targeting the general football fan, particularly fans of Scottish football, of an older generation as they talk about a generation that worked down the mines.
The questions being asked are a lot deeper and require a lot more thought for Jonny Owen in comparison to the other video, which is evident when comparing the run times of the two videos. The questions are more linked with deeper affiliations with clubs like Celtic and the story of the documentary.
The presence of the interviewer is vital in this video because it allows for more of a back and forth dynamic of dialogue rather than questions being answered in isolation, which allowed for better justification and understanding of Jonny’s answers and worked in this video’s favour.
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