Content for garment Making
Reflection, Ideas and Plans For Video Content –
today I started making some ideas for my videos for the tiktok account I want to make for Afterlife. these videos will be linking to the making part of my project. For these videos I am planning on showing my followers the process of me making my garments. I want to avoid making tutorial style videos but rather different angles and shots showing the progress of me creating the garment. I find tutorials on tiktok or reels to be unhelpful as they are so short and a lot of the times you can become overloaded with information. It can make the process of you making the item yourself a lot more difficult. As I am a part of this demographic and watch lots of these styles of videos I am able to make a video based on the information I would need as a designer.
to begin the video I would like to include some images of the inspiration or ideas I have for the garment. I want to include pictures, clips, sketches and key words. I am aiming to style it like I would when working in a sketchbook with arrows and doodles. I like this style as it indicates that this will be a process video rather than a tutorial. I would prefer to have music over the background rather than a voice over. I feel that using a voice over would give the platform a face to the brand and it would associate the platform as a one person project. However, I am trying to make each platform look professional and like a collective of different people are working on the project. I want the videos to be short and direct. the beginning showing the inspiration and the original garment I am working with, the middle showing cutting, pattern cutting, sewing and ending showing the final garment. I would also like to give the garment a purpose. for example the first top I would like to describe as a top I would wear to a pub garden, picnic, or any other summer activities. I think this will give more identity and purpose to what I am making further inspiring my watcher to think of making there own for similar purposes. below is an example of the use of showing the process. the artist gives a clear indication to what her inspiration was and how she used it to create her work. I want to re-create this with my garment making.
I want to try use all the tools each platform has to offer. Tiktok not only is a space for videos but it also has a new layouts where you can make slideshows using images. I thought this would be another great way of showing the process in more details. Having each picture showing the garment being made bit by bit with again images, text, drawings. my inspiration video uses this layout showing how it can be great for showing details.
https://www.tiktok.com/@cherrycolouredfunk____/photo/7353597218202455303?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7371449579139712544
To continue my goal of making a slow media platform I plan on making a few different videos using the same projects. I plan on also following some trends that tiktok is doing using sounds and hashtags. I also thought it would be interesting to start a playlist; this is where creators have a few videos that may relate or maybe they have a series. I think maybe starting a series such as ‘making my summer wardrobe out of clothes I already own’ or ‘making my summer wardrobe’ could be a great way of gaining followers as they look for inspiration for their own ideas.
I also want to be making content on things my followers can be doing with the small parts of materials, thread and parts they can’t use in big projects. Instead I want to make small easy ideas my viewers can do with these bits. After making my first top I had already collected enough bits to start a new project. I wouldn’t have enough to make a new garment so instead I thought I could make some bedroom decor and use the small pieces as stuffing. I thought this would be a great addition to my platform as it is so easy to make and is able to be made at different levels of difficulty depending on what my follower would like to do. I liked the idea of adding smaller projects as making clothing from scratch can be time consuming. having fun little ideas will be great for my viewers that may not have a lot of time or tools like a sewing machine.
platforms doing similar things –
@mister.tomfoolery
Matthew Prebeg makes art on his tiktok and Instagram combining art and technology. he labels himself as a artist, designer, and researcher. His his work is a combination of digital and physical art. He uses his platform to show his followers different websites, research and artists he finds interesting. He just started a series called ‘corners of the internet’ where he gives his followers insights into different platforms he enjoys or is currently using to help his progress in his work. I liked Prebegs ability to combine all his favorite parts of art into a space where people are able to find inspiration. He will often make short videos on different styles that his followers can also try.
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