Today we showed Helen the rough idea for the script so far. Not all the sections have been scripted yet but there is a good idea for the introduction, the Steals of the Season section and the DIY section.
The main feedback from Helen was that we needed a mission statement for the beginning of the show. We need to explain who we are and what the show sets out to achieve. The same is true of the steals of the season segment - the concept of the segment needs to be established before moving into the trends. The script still needs a lot of work done to it and it needs to be formatted properly into a studio script. I am working on the first half of the script - the intro / teaser, steals of the season and fashion fails - whilst Melissa is working on the second half of the script - old to new, diy and drag - however, we will be looking over each others' halves and providing each other with feedback to ensure the whole tone of the script remains constant.
The rest of the meetings were used to catch up with where the VT teams were.
The Presenter Challenge VT (VT1) has not changed a lot since the idea was first put out. The presenters will go to a high street / shopping centre with a budget and have a limited time to buy each other an outfit. The outfit reveals will then take place in the studio.
Helen suggested that the element of time pressure needs to be emphasised - lots of shots of clock faces and countdowns. The purpose of the VT needs to be established - why are they finding each other outfits? What is the reason behind the challenge? We suggested the purpose of the VT is to show how a whole outfit can be bought on budget but still keep with the current trends. Helen suggested that there needs to be more purpose such as an occasion to be buying the outfit for.
Following the feedback meeting, this VT has now been changed to one presenter going out on the high street to find the other presenter an outfit for a night out with a budget of £30 and a time limit. We initially thought it would be a good idea for the fashion expert to find the outfit but as we wanted this to be a light hearted challenge, we thought it could be more humorous for the 'bubbly presenter' to find the outfit instead. The VT producer now needs to script this VT and then provide the IN and OUT words for our script.
The Fashion Fails VT still needs to be clarified. The idea is to explore the topic of ordering clothing online and the reality being completely different - however, Helen again suggested there needs to be more purpose to the VT - what information are we proving the audience with? Helen suggested a more serious angle, talking about the dangers of shopping online and what trading standards have to say about it.
After this meeting, this VT has developed into a much more informative, documentary style VT. The VT will still be looking at how things ordered online can turn out very different in reality, but we will also be speaking to someone who has experienced this first hand and also finding out what trading standards have to say about the situation.
These meetings were very helpful and we have now established where the teams are with the progression of the ideas. I also have a clearer idea of how to develop the script. There needs to be a clearer idea of the premise of the show and what each section will explore.
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