2. • THE TERM "VOX POP" ORIGINATES FROM THE LATIN PHRASE ‘VOX POPULI’, WHICH
MEANS "VOICE OF THE PEOPLE". A VOX POP IS A TOOL USED WITHIN MEDIA TO
PROVIDE AN IN SIGHT INTO PUBLIC OPINION.
• THERE ARE MANY IMPORTANT CODES AND CONVENTIONS OF VOX POP, THE FIRST
BEING POSITIONING. TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GOOD VOX POP THE MEMBER OF
THE PUBLIC MUST BE STANDING AND POSITIONED SLIGHTLY TOWARDS EITHER SIDE
OF THE CAMERA. THE LEFT HAND SIDE IS USUALLY THE MOST APPROPRIATE AS IT
OFTEN MAKES THE FRAME MORE APPEALING AND DETAILED. A KEY THING TO
REMEMBER WHEN CREATING A VOX POP IS THE RULE OF THIRDS.
• THEY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MUST ALWAYS FACE THE INTERVIEWER AND NOT THE
CAMERA AS THIS COULD CONFUSE THE AUDIENCE AND COULD POSSIBLY MAKE
THEM LOOK LIKE A PRESENTER.
• YOU SHOULD POSITION THE CAMERA AT THE MEMBER OF THE PUBLICS EYE LINE SO
IT GIVES A MORE REALISTIC SHOT.
• A SHOT GUN MIKE USUALLY ARE THE MOST AFFECTIVE WHEN FILMING Z VOX POP
HOWEVER IT IS CRUCIAL YOU KEEP IT OUT OF SHOT.
3. You must also keep the space above the member of the publics head to a
minimal allowing for a wider shot so that the audience can see the background.
Mise-en-scene is also very important, you must set a vox pop in a public area
as you are recording the views of the public.
