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Next we had to write a series of interview questions for Sam. These questions were an important part of the documentary as we are relying on the busker to be an interesting narrator. The group all came up with questions and we put a big list of them together. Next Ollie arranged them into four main groups that we wanted to find out about the busker. Personal questions, Nottingham questions, Busking-musical questions and questions about society. These were four main topics that we want to explore in the documentary. We also tried to write as many double barreled questions as possible to help produce long and interesting answers.


Interview Questions

Personal Questions

What is your full name?

Where do you live now and how long have you lived there?

Have you always lived in Nottingham and where did you lived before?

Do you have family or friends in the local area?

What else do you do in your free time?

Do you have another job and how long have you done it?

On an average busking session how much money do you earn?

What do you spend it on? Anything specific?


Nottingham Questions

What do you think of Nottingham as a city?

Are there any aspects of it you like/don't like?

How has the city changed in the time you have lived here? For better or worse?

Where is your favourite part of the city? Why?


Busking/Musical Questions

How long have you been busking and how did you get into it?

How long have you been busking and how did you get into it?

Where did you learn to play guitar and how long have you been playing?

Do you play guitar and/or sing anywhere else other than busking? If so, where?

Why do you busk?

Why do you choose to busk in this area all the time?

What music do you listen to in your free time?

Does this influence your busking style or even your mood and personality?

What do your family/friends think of your busking?

What is your opinion on modern pop music?

Are there any particular modern artists you like/dislike?

What do you think about most modern music being electronically produced on computer?

Would you encourage more people to busk? Why?

Would you encourage young people to learn a musical instrument? Why?

Does it not bother you sitting out in the cold for hours and how do you deal with it?


Society Questions

Do you enjoy meeting new people and are there any regulars that you see when you're busking?

What do the regulars say to you?

Have you made friends with anyone you didn't know before busking?

Do you get any trouble from any of the public? If yes, who? What did they do?

Who are your favourite types of members of the public? e.g. businessmen, couples, teenagers, the elderly etc. Why?

Do you care what people think of you while your busking?

What do you think they are thinking?

Some people stereotype buskers as homeless people playing for money, does this bother you? What would you say to those people?