Creative brief fashion promo film UOC FCM - Lara Connolly

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FASHION FILM BRIEF

byLaraConnolly

O R E A I M S & K P I ’ S

Showcasestudentswork

Representthecreativespiritofcourse

Targetthetargetaudience

Attractprospectivestudents

Buildbrandawareness

IncorporateAI

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Communicatecoursestrengths

ReadinessforYouTube

1. CONTENTINCLUSIONACCURACY-

ENSUREALLFEATUREDSTUDENTWORKISWELLREPRESENTED(PHOTOSHOOTS, EDITS,GRAPHICS,ETC.)COLLECTVISUALANDAUDIOASSETS(STUDENTWORK, BEHIND-THE-SCENESETC).

2. STORYBOARDDEVELOPANDSUBMITADETAILEDSTORYBOARDOUTLININGVISUALS,ANDKEY MESSAGES.

3. AIINTEGRATIONSUCCESSSUCCESSFULLYGENERATEANDANIMATEIMAGERYUSINGAI(“DIGITALRUNWAY” EFFECT)

4. EDITINGCOMPLETIONINPREMIEREPRO-

FINALEDITCOMPLETEDONTIMEWITHCOHESIVEEFFECTS,AUDIO,TRANSITIONS,AND TEXTOVERLAYSTHATMATCHTHETONEANDMESSAGING

5. INTERNALREVIEWSIGN-OFF-

OBTAINAPPROVALFROMCOURSELEADERS,STUDENTS,ANDCOLLABORATORSTO CONFIRMTHEMESSAGINGANDVISUALREPRESENTATIONISACCURATEAND

ENGAGING

6. MESSAGECLARITY

ENSURETEXTOVERLAYSCLEARLYCOMMUNICATETHECOURSE’SSTRENGTHS, CREATIVEEXPERIMENTATION,TECHNICALSKILLS,STYLING,COMMS,NOTJUST FASHIONSHOOTS

7. PLATFORMREADINESS

CONFIRMUPLOADSPECIFICATIONS,CAPTIONS,HASHTAGS,ANDSCHEDULINGFOR PLATFORMSLIKEINSTAGRAM,TIKTOK,ANDYOUTUBE

THEOBJECTIVE

OPENING CLIP

I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A FASHION FILM TO PROMOTE THE COURSE TO PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS, WHICH WILL BE SHOWCASED BOTH ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND DURING LAUNCH NIGHT. MY CONCEPT WAS INSPIRED BY A FASHION FILM TITLED SPACES OF DESIRE BY TASKIN GOEC AND TIMO KREITZ, ORIGINALLY PRODUCED FOR SHOWSTUDIO TO PROMOTE A RUNWAY SHOW. I WAS PARTICULARLY INFLUENCED BY THE FILM'S PACE, ITS USE OF AI, AND ITS DISTINCTIVE LIGHTING TECHNIQUES. ONE OF THE KEY EDITING STYLES I’VE DRAWN FROM IS THE USE OF SPLIT-SCREEN CLIPS, WHICH ADDS A DYNAMIC, LAYERED VISUAL EXPERIENCE. BUILDING ON THIS INSPIRATION, MY VISION IS TO CREATE A ‘DIGITAL RUNWAY’ , A FASHION FILM WHERE AI-GENERATED VISUALS PORTRAY STUDENTS’ DESIGNS AS IF THEY WERE WALKING A VIRTUAL CATWALK. I’VE INCORPORATED THESE AI-GENERATED IMAGES AND EDITS TO CREATE A BALANCE BETWEEN VISUAL DESIGN AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, ENSURING THE FILM RESONATES WITH BOTH THE CREATIVE AND CONCEPTUAL ASPECTS OF THE COURSE.

(.HTTPS://WWW.SHOWSTUDIO.COM/PROJECTS/FASHION

WHAT DO I LIKE ABOUT THIS?

•HEAVY USE OF DIFFERENT CAMERA ANGLES

•AI ELEMENTS

•LUXURY FEEL TO IT

WHAT AM I TAKING FROM THIS:

•EDITING STYLES

•AI GENERATION

•SPLIT SCREEN STYLE WITH ZOOM INS

•NO TRANSITIONS, FEELS LUXURY

THE MESSAGE

Throughout the film, I’ve embedded key details about the course: it’s a two-year fast-track program, the first of its kind in the country, and consistently ranked among the top 10 fashionrelated courses by The Guardian. These facts ground the visual narrative and help viewers understand the unique opportunities thiscourseoffers.

Toward the end of the film, I introduce The NEST, a virtual incubator that provides postgraduate students with a full year of freeextratrainingandsupport.Thishighlightsourcommitmentto long-term growth and career development, even beyond graduation.

SCREENSHOT FOR EXAMPLE

INITIAL IDEAS

MAIN IDEA:

-DIGITAL RUNWAY SHOW, SHOWING THE BEST OF FCM

-AI GENERATED FINAL IMAGERY, FEELS LIKE A RUNWAY VIDEO OF EVERYONE'S BEST IMAGES WALKING.

-TAKING INSPO FROM SHOW STUDIO I WILL BE SELECTING IMAGES TO AI GENERATE USING RUNWAY.COM

-INTRO CLIP IS ALSO AI GENERATED TO SHOW THE ‘RUNWAY IS STARTING’

-AUDIO IS SELECTED FROM A COPYRIGHT FREE WEBSITE. WANTED IT TO FEEL UPBEAT AND INVITING, SOMETHING YOU'D HEAR IN A FASHION SHOW, BUT ALSO SOMETHING THAT IS INTRIGUING FOR GEN Z.

AGES

FASHION FORWARD UNISEX TRENDY

TARGET AUDIENCE

AI INCORPORATION

AI EXAMPLES

Using Runway I have generated videos from finalimagery,aimingfor arunwayfeel.Theseare someexamples

ICHOSETOUSEIMAGERYWITHDYNAMICAIMOVINGVISUALSTOCREATEADIGITALRUNWAYEFFECTBECAUSE

IWANTEDTOPUSHTHEBOUNDARIESOFTRADITIONALFASHIONSTORYTELLINGANDHIGHLIGHTTHE INNOVATIVEDIRECTIONFASHIONCOMMUNICATIONISHEADING.INCORPORATINGAIALLOWEDMETO

EXPERIMENTWITHSURREAL,FUTURISTICAESTHETICSTHATWOULDN’TBEPOSSIBLEINAPHYSICALSHOOT, GIVINGTHEFILMADISTINCTIVE,CUTTING-EDGELOOK.SINCETHISPROJECTPROMOTESACOURSEINFASHION COMMUNICATION,ITWASIMPORTANTTODEMONSTRATEHOWEMERGINGTECHNOLOGIESLIKEAIARE

BECOMINGESSENTIALTOOLSINTHEINDUSTRY.AIREPRESENTSTHEFUTURE,ITALIGNSWITHTHEDIGITALFIRSTMINDSETOFYOUNGERGENERATIONSANDSHOWSHOWFASHIONCANEVOLVEALONGSIDE TECHNOLOGY.BYUSINGTHESEELEMENTS,IAIMEDTOINSPIREANDENGAGEANEWWAVEOFCREATIVESWHO AREEXCITEDBYINNOVATION,IMMERSIVEMEDIA,ANDTHELIMITLESSPOSSIBILITIESOFDIGITALDESIGN.

WHYIWANTEDTO INCORPORATEAI

-ADD STICKERS OF WORK THROUGHT POPPING UP (TAKING INSPO FROM THE PREVIOUS FASHION

FILM PROMOTING THE COURSE ON YOUTUBE)

-IMAGES APPEARING THROUGHOUT (ISN’T IN THE INSPO FROM SHOWSTUDIO, HOWEVER I DON’T WANT IT TO FEEL BORING WITHOUT)

-TEXT IN SECTION WHERE IT WILL STOP A BIT LONGER TO ALLOW TIME TO READ, SAYING “THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY” “FASTTRACK INTO INDUSTRY” ETC

HOWIMADEIT MORECONCEPTUAL

AUDIO

FORTHEAUDIO,ICOLLABORATEDWITHMYTEAMMATEFROMMYCOMMUNICATIONSTEAMANDHERBOYFRIEND,WHOCREATESAND REMIXESMUSIC.IFOUNDACOPYRIGHT-FREEAUDIOTRACKONLINETHATHADANUPBEAT,CATCHYVIBE,ANDIGAVEHIMACLEAR

DESCRIPTIONOFTHEKINDOFEDITSIWASLOOKINGFOR.IASKEDHIMTOBUILDTHEREMIXSOTHATTHEBEATPICKSUPAROUND18 SECONDSIN,RIGHTATTHEPOINTWHERETHEVIDEOSAYS“INTRODUCINGTHENEST,”TOMATCHTHESHIFTINENERGYANDVISUALS.ONE OFMYFAVOURITEASPECTSOFTHEFINALAUDIOISHOWITINTENTIONALLYGLITCHESINANDOUTATMOMENTS,WHICHTIESIN PERFECTLYWITHTHEGLITCHEFFECTSIUSEDTHROUGHOUTTHEVIDEO,GIVINGITACOHESIVEANDEXCITINGFEEL.

KEYBRAND MESSAGES

LEAD BY INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS

75% ONLINE WITH PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

INTRODUCE THE NEST

MYFASHIONPROMOFILMHASAFUTURISTIC AESTHETIC,DRIVENBYTHECREATIVEUSEOFAIGENERATEDVISUALS.THEOVERALLTONEISBOLD,SURREAL,ANDHIGH-CONCEPT,ALIGNING WITHTHETHEMEOFDIGITALTRANSFORMATIONINFASHION.USINGELEMENTSSUCHASGLITCH EFFECTS,LAYEREDTRANSPARENCIES,ANDABSTRACTDIGITALTEXTURESTHATEVOKEASENSE OFVIRTUALSPACE.THERE'SACONSISTENTUSEOFMETALLICS,NEONS,ANDMUTEDGRADIENTS, WHICHTOGETHERGIVETHEFILMAHYPERMODERNANDIMMERSIVEFEEL.

VISUAL STYLE

THEVISUALSTRANSITIONSEAMLESSLYBETWEENDIGITALFASHIONFIGURES,ABSTRACTAND MOTIONGRAPHICS,EVOKINGTHEFEELINGOFADIGITALRUNWAYORVIRTUALDREAMSCAPE. MODELSAPPEARBOTHSTYLISEDANDDECONSTRUCTED,SUGGESTINGAREIMAGININGOF IDENTITYANDFORMTHROUGHTECHNOLOGY.THEPACINGISRHYTHMICANDSLEEK,SYNCING MOVEMENTWITHMUSICTOMAINTAINANENGAGINGFLOW.OVERALL,THEFILMSUCCESSFULLY COMMUNICATESAFORWARD-LOOKINGVISIONOFFASHIONCOMMUNICATION,TARGETINGA TECH-SAVVY,VISUALLYLITERATEGENERATIONTHATISBOTHCURIOUSANDCOMFORTABLEWITH INNOVATION,AI,ANDIMMERSIVEDIGITALMEDIA.

THE FILM PROMOTES THE COURSE BY PRESENTING THE SUBJECT AS A SPACE WHERE CREATIVITY MEETS TECHNOLOGY. HERE’S HOW THE VIDEO BECOMES A COMPELLING PROMOTIONAL TOOL FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN SHARED ON PLATFORMS LIKE YOUTUBE OR SENT TO COLLEGES::

THE FILM'S HIGH-IMPACT VISUALS, AI-GENERATED IMAGERY, FUTURISTIC AESTHETICS, AND A DIGITAL RUNWAY CONCEPT, IMMEDIATELY GRAB THE VIEWER’S ATTENTION. FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE CONSTANTLY SCROLLING THROUGH FAST-PACED, VISUALLY-DRIVEN PLATFORMS, THIS FEELS NATIVE AND EXCITING. IT TELLS THEM: THIS ISN’T A TYPICAL FASHION COURSE, THIS IS THE FUTURE YOUNGER AUDIENCES, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN COLLEGES, ARE FLUENT IN VISUAL CULTURE, GAMING, TIKTOK, AND DIGITAL EXPRESSION. THE FILM USES THOSE SAME VISUALS TO CONNECT WITH THEM. IT SAYS: THIS COURSE UNDERSTANDS YOUR WORLD AND GIVES YOU THE TOOLS TO LEAD IT

THE USE OF SURREAL, ABSTRACT VISUALS IMPLIES THAT STUDENTS WON’T JUST FOLLOW TRENDS, THEY’LL BE ENCOURAGED TO CREATE THEIR OWN VISUALS. THAT’S DEEPLY APPEALING TO CREATIVE MINDS WHO WANT TO PUSH BOUNDARIES AND EXPRESS THEIR IDENTITY THROUGH FASHION AND MEDIA.

THE FILM PROMOTES THE COURSE BY EMBODYING ITS CORE MESSAGE, FASHION COMMUNICATION IS EVOLVING, AND THIS COURSE IS THE GATEWAY INTO THE FUTURE. IT’S VISUALLY EXCITING, CONCEPTUALLY MODERN, AND DEEPLY ALIGNED WITH THE INTERESTS AND AMBITIONS OF TODAY’S CREATIVE YOUTH.

HOWISTHEFILM INFLUENTIALFOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS?

INDUSTRY FEEDBACK

AFTERSHOWINGMYFILMTOINDUSTRYPROFESSIONALKAROLINAGLINIEWICZ,SHETOLDME THATEVERYTHINGWASPERFECTINHEREYES,WHICHWASINCREDIBLYENCOURAGING.HER FAVOURITEASPECTOFTHEFILMWASTHEUSEOFAI-GENERATEDVISUALS,SHEFELTTHEY REALLYELEVATEDTHECONCEPTANDGAVEITAUNIQUE,FUTURISTICIDENTITY.SHEALSO PRAISEDTHEOVERALLLENGTH,SAYINGITWASN’TTOOLONGORTOOSHORT,ANDSTRUCK THEPERFECTBALANCEBETWEENBEINGCATCHYANDENTICINGWITHOUTFEELINGRUSHED OROVERWHELMING.THEONEPIECEOFCONSTRUCTIVEFEEDBACKSHEOFFEREDWASTO ADJUSTTHESPACINGOFTHEFONTTOMAKETHETEXTCLEARERANDMOREREADABLE.I’LL BEKEEPINGTHESAMEBOLDFONTTOMAINTAINITSSTRONG,STANDOUTPRESENCE,BUTI’LL INCREASETHELETTERSPACINGSLIGHTLYTOIMPROVELEGIBILITYWHILEPRESERVINGTHE FILM’SVISUALIMPACT

AFTERSPEAKINGTOMYTUTORTRACEYABOUTTHEFILM,WEBOTHAGREEDTHATADDING SOMESPECIALEFFECTS,LIKEGLITCHEFFECTS,WOULDGIVEITAMOREDYNAMIC,SHIFTING FEEL,ASIFTHERE'SALOTCHANGINGANDEVOLVING,WHICHADDSTOTHEEXCITEMENTAND FUTURISTICTONE.THEIDEAWASTOVISUALLYREFLECTTHEFAST-PACED,EVER-EVOLVING NATUREOFFASHIONCOMMUNICATION.SINCEIWASWORKINGINPREMIEREPROANDWASN’T

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