Vox Pop Questions & Replies with Magazine

Vox Pop Questions

10 Questions to ask the audience: Template

1) How old are you?

I am 18 years of age.

2) Which social group would you say you associate with the most?

I’d associate myself with as a quiet, isolate nerd; interest varies from games, to education.

3) How often do you listen to music per week?

Cannot give a certain time frame, but differs between 2 to 3 hours a day, so between 14 to 21 hours a week.

4) Would you rather just listen to audio or do you prefer to watch the music video as well?

That depends upon my interest in the song, if there’s obvious context in the lyrics, I watch the video. However, House Music, just the audio as we listen for only the tempo, beat and bass.  I typically watch the videos for relation in context and meaning – both denotations and connotations.

5) What genres do you listen to the most?

My taste in music differs, I tend to listen to: Pop, Indie, Alternative and some classic Rock.

6) What music videos do you like and why?

Personally, my all-time favourite is “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen as it was the first official successful music video. However, I enjoy most Coldplay music videos due to the sheer obscurity and original each idea they come up with – a recent video being “Adventure of a Lifetime”.

7) Are you a fan of/do you like Country music and can you name an artist of that genre?

I’m not a particular fan of Country music, but I have listened to many songs in the past by artists such as Billy Ray Cyrus, Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton.

8) When you watch a music video, which aspect is the most appealing to you: Narrative, Performance, Star Image & Editing or any others you can think of?

Once again, it depends on the song, if there’s an obvious meaning behind the lyrics, I prefer Narrative.

10) *Plays song* When you hear this song what does it bring to mind?

Personally, I think of a tragic relationship – going from good too bad.

11) Which aspect(s) do you think I should focus on the most: Narrative, Performance, Star Image & Editing?

After listening to the song, I’d definitely say to concentrate on the Narrative; the lyrics hold a perfect story that can influence the video. I’d still use some aspects of the other 3, but mainly focus around Narrative as it is key and essential for this type of song.

Finally, do you have any suggestions I could incorporate into my music video?

The suggestions I have would be to lay off on the stereotypes, make the video original. Be sure to show that the video is of a Country genre, but obsessing over stereotypes will downgrade the overall quality.

 

With the research I did to collect these findings, I established that some people have a similar view in todays society (similar taste in music), however there is those that differ too. For instance, those that are more into Modern Pop/Chart music to those that appreciate Rock. With these findings, it meant that a broader view can be recognised for what they thought about Folk/Country-Pop. Despite differences in taste in music, the people I questioned had similar opinions over artists involved & associated with Country music, however the majority opposed each other in what aspect I should focus around; i.e. different views on what I should focus on: Narrative, Performance, Star Image & Editing.

After not being able to achieve a definitive answer, I concluded that aspects of each should be implemented, however they would be involved in a percentage type manner - 30% + 30% +30% + 10%, as some are relatively more important than others, yet the lower percentage needs to have some effect in the final release, i.e. Editing. 



 

Above I created a magazine that concluded the questions I required answers for, receiving opinions based around an online questionnaire I had students and adults to complete as additional research. For this magazine, I received details relating to age, demographics, opinions on mise-en-scene & characteristics within Country music.

From these results, I established once again that society has a similar opinion for what they believed when relating to Country Folk. Interestingly, I found out that most people follow standard conventions and stereotypes although, I believe that some ridiculous answers were submitted.