Vox Pops

Vox Pops are typically interviews in which general members of the public are approached to gain an opinion from the public. The interviewee is dressed casually and just look normal, with no formality.
The filming of a Vox Pop is an indirect address because the interviewee looks at the interviewer as opposed to looking directly at the camera like a news report.

Conventions of Vox Pops:

• Short for Vox Populi (voice of the people/man on the street)
• Questions to the general public
• Answers from the public (opinions usually)
• Name
• Age
• Occupation (optional)
• Interviewer is never in the frame
• The interviewee is the main focus, lively scene out of focus in the background
• At the beginning, the question is shown, never hear the voice of the interviewer
• Random selection of the public
• Duration of each shot is usually short and to the point, with a straight cut moving on to the next person because the audience get bored if one person speaks for a while
• Indirect gaze, appearing to be straight at the eyes of the interviewer
• Background is out of focus, in a busy public area
• People need to be at a distance so their sound isn't picked up
• No repetition of questions

Possible questions:

• Why do you watch Thrillers?
• How do you expect to feel when watching a Thriller movie?
• What engages you during the opening of a Thriller?
• What is the most memorable Thriller movie you've watched and why?
• What makes you want to watch the rest of the film?
• What conventions would you expect to see in a Thriller?