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Vox pop is short for vox populi, Latin for voice of the people. It sounds simple enough, recording voices of passers-by, but there’s more to vox popping than meets the ear. Years of experience on the street have produced the following pearls of wisdom:

• a vox pop consists of a montage of voices and opinions recorded on location (shopping center)
• a vox pop is normally 20-40 seconds – any longer will sound very laboured
• vox pops are cut together rather than carefully mixed
• a vox pop should include a range of voices: young, old, male, female, multi-ethnic, sensible, outraged, funny
• use as an introduction to an interview or discussion
• normally the reporter’s voice does not appear in a vox, except perhaps to ask an additional question or reiterate the original question

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