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In the ever going effort to make Seibertron.com the Ultimate Transformers website, we're looking to expand our coverage in the transformers universe to include in depth interviews with your favorite people behind the magic.

So what's the best things about interviews that you hope to find in interviews? Have you conducted any yourself? We're looking for feedback and experience to bring you the very best news coverage possible.

Feel free to let us know by replying to this thread. Thanks for your help.

exclusive and in-depth stuff, please.

personal anecdotes. Something like Andy Wildman saying "I always thought of Al Pacino at the end of Scarface when I was drawing Galvatron" or "I don't think it's at all weird that they're robots and have teeth and saliva, nosiree" actually, anyone saying "nosiree" with a straight face.

I have in fact conducted interviews myself

I would love to get myself in on this. I'm going into Journalism classes in college and I'd love to have something more to give them than short stories when they ask me for a portfolio.

I nominate Mkall who's conducted a number of interviews with site members.

Those interviews were awesome, we should do them again.

When I read reviews:

I like reading for advanced Transformers toy/cartoon/comic/movie.

I would love to get into that, I have not been interviewing anyone, but I have been "Publicly Questioned" at a Pokemon event, so I know how it goes.

I like people ask questions about little stuff, the background stuff. Like "what happened the day you did this?" or "how long did it take to arrive on this?" or "what was something you took out from this?"
Things that help you get in the mind of someone creative.

I just did an Australian exclusive interview with Peter Cullen who is the voice of Optimus Prime. You can check it out here http://www.thehothits.com/artists/5964/ ... imus-prime

I do a lot of interviewing for video, professionally. Always be certain to know your subject person very, very well. Do your background. If possible, field questions in advance, or do a 'pre-interview', so that you can jog your subject's memory if there are a lot of things you'd be talking about from the past. Try to do a follow-up to re-visit or clarify certain points. Always ask a couple of questions that you know (or think you know) the answers to.

I often ask something along the lines of "what stands out in your mind when you thing about/remember [what you're talking about]?" That's where you can get real gems about things people said or did, or something interesting that happened, or really intimate moments.

Another good questioning point is to ask what someone's preconceptions might have been about Transformers before they became involved in the property, and how some of those preconceptions might have changed during their time with it. That's a good way to get something that will illustrate what a positive impact their involvement on Transformers might have had on them personally - which is something many of our fellow fans can identify with.

I'm always available as an interviewer, if you should happen to need one. I do professional voice over work as well, so I give a pretty good impression over the telephone...