KEY POINT As a frontline documenter, you will be implementing only preliminary field interviews. In field situations, it is often impractical or impossible to provide interviewees with a complete explanation of informed consent and secure their consent. Although it’s not ideal, this is reality. Consider the checklist above when deciding to press record without securing fully informed consent. At the very least, ask about safety concerns. If you hope to use comprehensive interviews for either advocacy or investigative purposes, you will need to fully implement the informed-consent process outlined here, modified as necessary for your situation. 164 VIDEO AS EVIDENCE: FILMING PRELIMINARY INTERVIEWS V 1.0 FILMING INFORMED CONSENT: PRELIMINARY INTERVIEWS V. COMPREHENSIVE INTERVIEWS