First Attempt @ Vox Pops

I went out this afternoon with the edirol and a companion for moral support to try and get some sweet grabs about speed cameras. And it went pretty well. :)

The first place we stopped at to do some vox pops, at the crossing between sections of the Canberra Centre, was rejected for traffic noise.

The second spot, which seemed okay, had a few kids busking, which had me worried again about the background noise. Still, I went a little way away, and accosted my first bystander successfully.

After the initial confidence, it was easy going, got one yes and a bunch of rejections, before deciding to relocate again.

This time, I was further from the buskers, and more in the way of general foot traffic of Garema Place, not far from the merry-go-round. I got a few responses, one from a man with not only a great answer, but an incredible voice. I think I was almost too distracted thinking how great his voice would sound to even listen to his answer. :P

I had one great disappointment, where in one interview I thought the woman had finished speaking, and I hit the stop button, when she made a final comment about the speed cameras, "necessary evil," which I instantly regretted not recording. Must remember to keep it going just that little bit longer.

I also had one rude rebuff, which made me a bit sad, and my moral support companion did well to keep me boosted. However, I found that being incredibly polite and smiley, practice from my old checkout chick days, made all the other rejections very bearable, as they were likewise polite.

After finishing the vox pops at civic, I decided to try and get a few from Kippax, hoping to get some from the greyer set, as its located next to a retirement village. I got a pop from a woman and her friend, and then the battery ran out on the edirol.

On reflection, I find it was possibly easier asking people their opinions about speed cameras than other topics, because it is fairly universal, and not particularly confronting.

I also think I was too focussed on staying away from young people, that I have over-compensated with older voices. I will prob try again on friday to get those young people's opinions.