Preparing for Pitch

In about 3 weeks we have our 15 minute pitch about our idea for a museum exhibit and so knowing this we got our idea finalised and sorted, ready to prepare. This was actually one of my most productive sessions and we managed to get the idea sorted and how we're going to prepare this. The feedback we got back from the previous session in which we gave a 5 minute pitch, really helped us define the idea and make it a simple yet creative idea as our original had too much going on and most of it was already available in the museum. And so this is our final idea, an exhibit to attract a band:


A double decker tour bus has crashing into the side of the museum.

the first level is the 'facts level' and will be like a simulation of a tour bus, the windows will be interactive and go through famous landmarks such as penny lane, strawberry fields. it's going to be set out like a real tour bus, so people can experience it with real probs like those you would see on a tour bus (items in cupboards/sounds/smells) all showing the not so glamorous side of touring. There will be a voice over, possibly a famous one to make it interesting telling facts as the 'tour' happens but the fact will tell interesting stories and will tell of the music history of Liverpool, fun knowledge facts will also be written around the bus. This 'tour' will run around every 15 minutes, like the simulation length and at the end it crashes...

Then the second level is the 'stage level' where you get to act like a band/pretend to be famous. there will be a bit where you can dress up if you wish, famous costumes of like michael jackson and others will be available but also just normal jackets and wigs. instruments will be there also to mess around with on the 'stage' and staff shall be dressed as paparazzi, taking pictures to make it more of the famous band experience with the sound of an audience cheering played in the background. The experience can be filmed and then upload to the website for people to see and have a copy off (also a way of introducing new bands in liverpool). there will be a screen of songs to pick, both classic and modern so all genres are covered to appeal to everyone, but also the option to sing your own song (kind of promoting yourself). people will be able to go up to the stage level but if you want to perform, to save a queue of people, we'll give out admission tickets, with set times to come and perform, and the tickets would look like concert tickets.

Then the presentation. We want to have a main prezi to showcase the idea, with pictures of the museum and of inside a tour bus, to show what it would be like. also create a photoshop image of a bus crashed into the museum. we were thinking of having pictures of people dressed up pretending to be a band as well but that might be difficult to do, you can't take pictures in a fancy dress shop. Also a poster to show the advertising of the exhibit (focusing on the crash element) and a mock up of the admission ticket for the stage. finally we want to make a viral video, a way of promotion. the video would be the simulation you'd see in level one, going through penny lane etc but at the end of the video it goes black and you hear a crash. and then its like you have to go to the museum to find out what happened. we though a viral video would be a good way to attract a younger audience, especially as bands are quite media based. 

And so there you have it. Our idea for an exhibit, we plan on making everything such as the prezi and video next week and start organising everything.