The outbreak of COVID-19 at the end of 2019 has spurred the volume of video conference
interpretation services. However, what has not been clear is what role interpreters play in this special situation of
communication. The paper adopts “Role-space” theory as the analysis framework, and uses multimodal analysis
software ELAN to carry out multimodal discourse analysis on the role of video conference interpreters. It is
found that videoconference interpreters not only share the varieties with interpreters working in face-to-face
communication situation, but also has their own specialties as they play dual-role in spatial sense. Moreover,
the “role space” is constructed in multi-modal, instead of single-modal manner. Based on this, it is suggested to
strengthen user education before, during and after videoconference, and interpreting training should highlight
the significance of turn management and the use of multi modes in video-mediated interpreting.