The time is 11:20, footfall comprises of suit-clad businessmen, stubborn teens late for work, kids in hoodys and old people. None of which are any good for what I'm voxing today- which isn't actually much of a vox at all...
Normally when you voxpop you are asking for the 'voice of the population', hence the name, usually seeking an opinion or view.
You have a choice of where to go.... In Manchester you could come here to Picadilly Gardens- but where the footfall is high, there's a lot of background noise tainting the recording. You can go to Exchange sq by the Arndale but really people just want to shop, not stop and chat. You can try St. Annes's sq but footfall is generally low... The other place I like and the one location that seems to be most fruitful is Albert sq- footfall isn't amazing but people will stop and chat, it's a more relaxed part of town!
However, wherever you go, It's a pain in the ass, most people are hostile and defensive and evade you at all costs, just brushing you aside with a patronising glare of hatred. Either that or they do what one lady did today which was bury her head in her neck and hastily hurry past uttering absolutely nothing. B@*#%.
On the whole, it's demoralising, however the end result is usually worth the pain. Voxes do sound great, and today's, providing I pull them off, will sound amazing!
I'm trying to get the good people of Manchester to sing a few lines of a couple of the Brits Best Single nominations so later on air we can pick out the best Mancunian cover...
If you thought getting an opinion was hard, trying to get people to sing is harder!!
It's now 11:33, short break over, wonder if society has become a bit more responsive over the last 10mins!
