Hi, I'm a relatively new filmmaker and I had a few questions about setting up an interview.

Hello everyone. I'm fairly new to some aspects of shooting and setting up everything when it comes to video. Recently I was tasked with filming an interview for my college English class. The assignment has pretty basic requirements as far as videography goes, but I wanted to get some practice in while I can. I have a Panasonic S1H camera and one light stand. I was wondering how I could set up the interview to make it visually interesting.

The interview is just one person being filmed for 5 minutes or less. I wanted it to appear less like a hostage interview so I was thinking about renting another camera to help with that. Otherwise the main things I need help with is where to place the lights, camera and the best settings for an interview. Any advice is welcomed. Thank you for reading.