AS LIVE PRODUCTION; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

After the research stages of actually formulating what the show will look like and the running order, it's now time for us to split into our own sections and focus on the specific roles we have to do in preparation for the show. My role is to be one of the VT producers, there are two VT groups within the show and we have to split up the work accordingly, therefore group A works on VT 1 & 2 and the group i am in, B, is making VT 3 & 4.

VT 3 - DIY/ETSY Designer
The researcher within our group, George N, has found a really great contributor named Bonnie. She is an Etsy designer who makes a whole range of fashion items including baby/children's clothes as well as adult bags and summer vests. With this VT, we want to do a tutorial on how to make an item of clothing, a 'do it yourself' video providing the audience with a simple step by step guide. On speaking to Bonnie, she suggested we perhaps consider a summer vest or bag as they are the most simple and quickest items she may able to make for us. I've passed on this information to the production team and am currently awaiting their confirmation as to whether or not we can go ahead with using Bonnie as a contributor; once this is all confirmed i will organise the filming dates and bookings etc.

VT 4 - Old to New Fashion
This VT is probably the more difficult one out of the two, especially in terms of planning and scripting. Originally, this was going to be quite a high modern looking fashion show in a way, showing off certain trends from the past that have made a come back within the 21st Century. However, upon doing the mock up shoot that was set to us by Helen, we filmed people wearing these clothes but doing everyday activities as sequences whilst played to music. We think this worked really well and is quite a common exploration of fashion within these days; many youtube videos are filmed in this way to show certain fashion trends.

Scripts
I have started scripting these VTs, due to the nature of these VTs i think they were quite hard to script because there isn't a lot of speech, within VT3 the Etsy designer will be saying what she wants to say; the instructions on how to make one of her items; something i cannot really script. Moreover within VT4 there is no speech at all, just music to camera, so for this one i focused more on choosing which fashion trends will be used that have made a comeback in the 21st Century.