Overall Reflexion

My overall opinion on the night is.... It went very well for an event that was organised in such little time. For example, £390 Ticket sales were made on the door, models fitted all clothes, we hosted an actual live event in a venue and all leadership was by students. 

On the other hand the event had it's negatives for example, the fashion show CD didn't work which made hassle for the DJ because he had to improvise with music for the fashion show! 

Secondly the whole presentation and scheduling/Publicity was very poor... For example, we paid for our event to be held and CRC didn't pay anything and their play was advertised on  the Junction website as our event on the friday had no coverage on the Junction Website! Another problem that we faced was competition from the Takeover which was advertised everywhere and people could either not afford to go to both events or they were confused about what event is what. And lastly we didn't get time to advertise lots unlike the Takeover. 

Personal Reflexion On Bazaar

Before the event I went to The Junction at 2:30pm for the first band sound check at 3:00pm 

. Secondly I made sure the other two bands were all Ok for their sound check at a later time. If the bands had any problems they could come to me and I would sort everything out for them. I also waited for the DJ's to come so I could show the the equipment they will be using for the night and if they were all Ok with what they were doing. 

During the evening when the event started I was DMing (Duty Manager) which consisted of checking toilets for hazards or problems, making sure everything is Ok backstage and the bands were happy. I feel I did my part and made the Night a success because I managed to sell 16 tickets and made sure everyone in the Venue were safe and happy during the running time. 

Negatives; 

-Fashion show CD didn't work. 

-Lack of specific jobs for some people. 

-Logos/designer labels were not presented properly 

-Low Attendance.

-No one in fancy dress.

-No Lighting on DJ.

- Poor Scheduling.

- Inappropriate alcohol consumption.

-Tickets available too late. 

- 1st Band late for sound check. 

- No publicity on The Junction website.

- CRC DJ late. 

Positives; 

- £300 Ticket sales on the door.

- Models fitted clothes.

- Good effort from everyone.

- Excellent work experience.

- Leadership by students 

- Staged an actual live event 

- Worked well with mentors + Technicians 

Festival Research!

READING! 

Reading is probably the most popular festival along side leeds. The Biggest Names play at Reading, Guns N Roses, Blink 182, The Libertines, WEEZER And much more. The festival has been going, in one shape or another since its conception

 as a Jazz event in 1961, a time when audio was in its ‘rock n roll infancy’; before the invention of music as we know it today and the time when the festival laid down its roots as the UK’s premier indie festival. 

The Location of Reading is fairly obvious, it's located in Reading and Is on Richfield Avenue. The dates for this years event are from the 27th - 29th August. Reading has lots of sponsors some of which are, NME, Relentless, Pepsi Max, Gaymers, TUBORG and Viagogo. These are big sponsors so you expect a good line up. 

Reading allows all ages but people under 16 must be accompanied by adults. Reading attracts a main indie audience. The Festival is very strict, no smoking, BBQ's, flags and aerosols are permitted on site. 

http://www.readingfestival.com/lineup/index.aspx

Festival Research!

BESTIVAL! 

The Bestival is an award winning 3 day boutique music festival set at Robin Hill a beautiful leafy country park (a veritable Garden of Eden!) near Downend and Newport in the heart of the Isle of Wight.

The wonderful world of Bestival was born out of ten fun years of pioneering music events and record releases from Rob da Bank's Sunday Best empire. The BBC Radio 1 leftfield DJ had a dream to one day create his vision of how the modern day festival should be. Along with Creative Director and wife Josie da Bank and co founders / partners John and Ziggy from Get Involved that dream is now fulfilled. On a mission to change the face 

of independent festival culture, the fearless foursome are bringing some magic to the shores of the Solent and spreading the love worldwide.

It's Rob and Josie da Bank's creative vision that sets Bestival apart. Whilst the massive musical brain of Rob ensures the Bestival line-up is the most eclectic you'll ever experience, it's Josie's creative wand that casts its magic over Bestival land. From the most original boutique campsite experience, to the Bollywood Cocktail Bar, fancy dress en mass and even a Hidden Disco, it's this uniqueness that makes Bestival a wondrous world of discovery and adventure that will inspire peace, love and dancing not only in September but all year round...

The first Bestival, in September 2004, was headlined by Basement Jaxx, Fatboy Slim, Zero 7, The Bees, Mylo and Lee 'Scratch' Perry and was a ground-breaking success. 

The bestival is located on the Isle Of White and is a 3 day festival starting on the 9th September and finishing on Sunday 12th September. The Bestival is aimed at a Funk audience from the age range of 16 +. Bestivals main sponsors  are Coca Cola and Heineken. They also have smaller sponsors like FHM, TVR, 24 Fun and many more. 

 

http://www.bestival.net/#/artists/2010-lineup

Festival Research!

DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2010

Download Festival is the biggest Rock festival in the world, with the biggest names in Rock history playing over a three day period including Aerosmith, AC DC, Motorhead, Rage Against The Machine and many more. The festival is held at Donington Park, right next to East Midlands Airport Donington Park lies where the three counties of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire meet. DOWNLOAD takes place on Friday the 11th June 2010. Download attracts anyone who has an interest in this genre of music (Rock). Download gets funding from many other music companies. KERRANG!, Bbc Radio 1, Metal Hammer, Classic Rock and hmv. 

http://www.downloadthefestival.com/home/

Kettle's Yard

Yesterday we visited Kettle's Yard Gallery which is a contemporary Art Museum. 

It is mainly visited by students and Tourists and is used for viewing all different kinds of Art. 

One thing that caught my eye was Christopher Wood's painting of Paris, which I studied for GCSE and we did not get to view the original because we did not know where to find it. Also Kettle's Yard is a very different Gallery compared to others in Cambridge because it's inside an actual House and is more relaxed inside the gallery. 

Interview with Simon Bates

Nathaniel; What are your views on the Youth Takeover and do you think it will be an overall success?

Simon; Great Idea, came from a group of young people that The Junction work with. Hopefully develop new audiences and getting more people involved in The Junction. The day is planned with big Artists. Young people see it as a young persons event because it has been organised by young people.

Nathaniel; If the Youth Takeover is a success, do you think it will encourage regular workshops and events?

Simon; It's the whole plan, working with a small amount of young people and hope to make it bigger. Maybe use it to recruit enough young people to run a weekend event next year with enough funding.

Nathaniel; You mentioned having bands playing in the evening, how many bands are playing and do you not think having bands play.. It might spoil the theme of the event?

Simon; Wanted to put an event where all young people can takeover the junction no matter what their Genre. And being the best value for money.

Nathaniel; Do you think the Youth Takeover will encourage more venues to do the same?

Simon; Hopes that other venues will be inspired by the Youth Takeover and could do something where Young people Takeover more than one place, i.e take over the CITY!

My views on the Interview today, I think I have received some key information from simon today that will help finish the Article. Also I feel that the answers go into depth, therefore we can have a whole page dedicated to youth takeover which will attract lots of young people to attend.

Final Article on Youth Takeover

Youth Takeover Article

 Youth to Takeover!

A group of Young Ambassadors from Cambridge have been granted 6.5k to fund a youth event this year at The Junction. It is said to be one of the biggest and best  youth events at The Junction. With over 300 confirmed guests on the Facebook page and the event is 2 months away. 

They call it the Youth Takeover! There are workshops going on throughout the day with the biggest and best UK DJ’s. Shy FX is top of the bill and spoken word legend, Luke Wright. The workshops range from Mixing, Dance, Spoken word, Sound and lighting, Comedy and Digital Arts. 

Simon Bates , Youth manager at the Junction promised “The Youth Takeover will not disappoint those who take an interest in the workshops that are being put on.”

You think that this would be enough antics for one day but there is more to come... In the evening there will be a Dub-step/ Drum&Bass evening with some various bands. 

The workshops are free to view but to take part it will be £3 and the evening will be £5 on the door. Even if you are not interested in the Genre of the Day/Night, come along and your view on music may change. 

SECTION 3 MUSIC

YOUTH TAKEOVER - The Junction

The Young Ambassadors at the Junction have been granted 6.5k to fund a youth eve

nt. And they have decided to do a range of workshops from, DJ-ing, dance, spoken word, sound

, lighting, Comedy and Digital Arts. There will be a headline Dj (Shy FX) and

 other DJ's TBC. Also there will be bands playing in the evening event and lots of DJ's too. This will be a great event and is perfect to cover for an Article.

 

*Scene progress report*

So far I have researched and found filming producers in Cambridge, also I have been in contact with Bigfoot Productions by email and have asked them for an interview. BigFoot Productions are a Filming Production Crew in Trumpington. Secondly I have done a few blog posts on BigFoot about who they are and what they do. Lastly I could improve on the research I am doing by getting in contact with more than one Filming Production crew and getting an interview with a more variety so then I can choose the best Interview for the job. ( The Scene Newspaper)   

Big Foot Productions

I have researched and found Big Foot Productions are a Film and Television company that caters mainly for the japanese television, but also caters for others. They are based in Trumpington which will be fairly easy to get an interview and find out more about their productions. 

They have had over 13 years of experience in commercial and television programme production. 

They have helped in many big commercials and Tv Productions like; 

Elizabeth 1 (1999) 

Shakespeare (1999) 

Wallace & Gromit production (2001) 

Tv Man union 

NTV - David Beckham special. 

Researching the Junction

Prep For The Junction

- What does your job consist of doing, and what are you in charge of?

 - How did you end up in working at The Junction? 

- What Do you personally get out of your Job? 

- What kind of Qualifications did you need to work at The Junction? 

- Is there a a higher role you would like to achieve? 

- What training have you undertaken before you started your job? 

The Junction has 3 performance spaces; 

- The Junction 1, otherwise known as the J1. The J1 was opened in 1990 and has a capacity of 1050. The J1 is mainly known for hosting Club nights, fiver nights and other big names. 

- The Junction 2 is a 300 standing or a 220 seated. J2 was opened in 2005 and is mostly known for Comedy, theatre, dance and world music. 

- The Junction 3 was opened at the same time as J2 and is known for the Arts and youth developed. 

- J1 has two bars in the main space, with a third lounge bar open upstairs on club nights, all serving a range of alcoholic and non- alcoholic drinks. 

During the week the Bar is open at 7pm. For late night events, the bars close approximately half an hour before the event ends. 

- J2 is open during events and serves alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks, also serving a range of soft drinks and coffee's. 

Researching Television + Video, Interactive Media

I Researched different Television and Video companies in cambridge and found that there are 2 different professional Television companies. Dawe Media Productions and Filmlink UK Ltd. I plan to contact Filmlink UK Ltd this week, and ask to have a meeting with them to find out more about what sort of film production they do. I hope to make it an interview style too. They are based in Trumpington, so it will be easy to go and speak with them. 

Scene Session 1; Initial Research

What's on in Cambridge? 

Cambridge Corn Exchange - 

Comedy - Jimmy Carr - 11th March 

Music - Editors 17th March - The Stranglers - 18th March - Masters Of Rock IV 5th March 

The Junction - 

Samba Homework

I selected this video of an american class performing samba at a spring fling because it reminded me of our Creative&Media class. They look like beginners and so is our Creative&Media class. Secondly I liked it because it was entertaining to watch and humorous at times.

The Performance was lively and vibrant, also the band was in time with each other and they knew who was doing what. Secondly they were all dancing along together which made the performance more lively and more professional. The band were in bright clothing like the brazilian carnivals. They also had the conductor in the middle, this shows us that they follow his commands.

It has been filmed at an american school in pennsylvania. It is a spring fling and directed by a man called Mike Steven's.

Homework

Find A Samba Video (Youtube, vimeo) 

- Write about why you chose it.

- write about the performance 

- write about the costumes 

- where has it been filmed, any background Information? 

- Link to your own experience at the junction

Campaign Reflexion Day

My Plan was to...

- Gain at least 12 signatures 

- Raise awareness and spread the word about my campaign 

- To receive feedback and criticism 

- To gain pictures as evidence for my campaign. 

My plans didn't really change I manage to gain 13 signatures and talk to some students about my campaign and receive small amounts of feedback. Lastly I managed to take pictures as proof of my campaign. I managed to Inform people about my campaign and meet some new people.

Next time I would put myself out more and try to inform more than 13 people about my campaign and maybe target groups of people instead of individual people. Because it would save time and effort talking to more people at one time. 

Next week I am going to send an email to Cambridge City Council and see if they can do anything to enforce or lower the price first. 

Today I managed to get 14 signatures from students at the college, through persuasion and them agreeing with my Campaign. I took a couple of pictures of students signing my petition.

Plan for Today's Campaigning

Today, I will be talking to and asking people of their views of my campaign and if they see potential in my campaign, then I will ask them if they would like to sign a petition to drive my campaign further. I will be trying to target Students and young people for my campaign because they are my target audience. I aim to spend about 3-4 minutes with every student or try to locate groups of students so I can save time and talk to more students at once. 

I will use different techniques like, persuasion, statistics and politeness to win my audience over and get them to sign my petition. I hope to get at least 12 signatures today because it's a good amount and can progress further after, if I please to do so. 

Petition Research

This is a petition that caught my eye, It's to make Male and Female car insurance the same.

This took my interest because I do not believe in discrimination and this is a perfect example of Sex discrimination. I feel Male and Female's both have the SAME rights as each other.

Here is a link to the petition i have researched,

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/equalityins/

My Campaign

My Campaign is about free student travel, for example giving students attending Secondary Schools and Students attending Sixth Form. I have done a fair bit of research and results show that 24 million pounds of tax payers money goes towards giving police free travel on trains. So why should the police gain free travel and Students are left to folk out money to get to college. The link below shows more on the article,

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article4842434.ece

I have also researched that OAPs (over 60s) and the Disabled receive free bus travel anywhere they like like in Britain. I feel this is fair but surely if the government can folk out for Police and OAPs surely, Student travel can't help?

Prices for Bus Passes and weekly tickets are way to expensive, for just 4 weeks to one destination and back it costs £42. Can parent's or even college students afford to pay that much anyway? And for a bus pass for the whole year costs £350 and who wants to folk out that amount of money just to go to college?

The government are telling people to stop using their own transport and start using local transport to save the environment. But I don't see MPs and Government leaders doing so, how can they tell people to use public transport when prices are way to high! No wonder young people are learning to drive, it probably works out cheaper!

The Aim of my campaign is to get enough young people between the ages of 16-19 to agree with receiving free bus travel. Because if you look at the bigger picture 75% of students are paying to go to college and that just isn't right! Also the aim of my campaign is to get the attention of the Government to respond to my idea and approve of it.

People who will stand against me during the process of my campaign are OAPs, Taxpayers and The government itself.

- OAPs have received free bus travel because they either served in the war or can't earn a sustainable living and they will think "Why should Young people receive free bus travel, they are the ones for violence today"

- Taxpayers will not want bills to rise so they can send students to college.

- The Government itself will not allow itself to pay for students unless the campaign reaches them and they start to agree with some of my points

Stop Mill Road Tesco

Tom Woodcock came in today and gave a talk on how he helps the local community and the petitions he does outside his teaching to help improve every day life. Tom Woodcock is secretary of the Cambridge & District Trades Union. He has been involved in many recent petitions for example, Save Jobs at Cambridge University Press, Postal Workers Strike and trying to stop Tesco gaining planning permission for Mill Road.

I gained interest in the last one 'Stopping Tesco getting planning permission for mill road' because it was the most interesting out of them all and I agreed with Tom's points and why it should be stopped.

Spider Diagram

- Free

- Easy

- stress free

- Step on, Step off

- Save pounds

- Hassle free

- Hop On, Hop Off

- Glide To College

- Free Travel, Easy Ride

- Save Your Pennies, Go For Free

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3 Questions

Do You Catch A Bus In The Morning?

Do You feel Buses Are To Expensive?

Do You Think Bus Company's Like StageCoach Should Reduce The Cost Of Bus Travel for students coming in from over 5 miles away?

Do you feel all students should receive a free bus pass to use for college?

30th November, Campaigns and Communications

Yesterday Amber Beeson A Writer/Creative designer came into talk to us about creating Campaigns and attracting the the target audience using a range of techniques. 

Our task for this lesson was to create a poster about 'What could be improved at hospitals' 

We created the poster based on what we thought doctors could do to improve what they do around the hospital to make it better for patients. And we thought spending more time with the patients would improve there mentality because you'd feel the doctor cares about your problem at the time. 

The poster didn't come out as well as planned because we didn't have lots of time to create it and little time to create it. If I could do the poster again I would work faster and ask for more time to create the poster. 

24th November

Today I cut out my stencil and painted it onto the T-shirt.

Cutting out my stencil was easy because I have already cut out a stencil in previous lessons so I knew what I was doing and could get on with it. Also working with two layers makes it easier because you know what letters to cut out and what not to cut out.

It was difficult cutting out the letters because the bridges were quite small so it was easy to slip and break the bridge. Also your hand started to hurt after a while from cutting out to many letters.

When painting the stencil onto the T-Shirt you had to dap it softly otherwise you would have a big sploge of paint underneath the stencil which would ruin your T-Shirt. So you had to be very careful when painting.

If I could do it again, I would make the words bigger and I would make the bridges bigger because it was very hard to cut them out without breaking them. Secondly I would have made the bridges on my Robot bigger because I broke them once or twice. And lastly I would of used a protective mat instead of a clipboard because the stencil kept slipping off the clipboard.

I would Of used less paint on my T-Shirt because I painted the right side of my Robots arm a little to much which lead to it being a tiny bit blurred, but other than that I would say its a job well done.

21st November

Today I Searched the Internet for materials to make a stencil with. I was finding materials for the cheapest amount and for the most quality and durable amount.

It was fairly easy to find different materials on websites like ebay and Amazon.

They both had a range of quality products for making the stencil, some came with a price tag and some didn't. I didn't really encounter any problems when copying down the products for quality. Although it was hard to find squeegees because it came up with lots of different results.

If Had to do it again, I would have compared more website besides ebay and Amazon. Because I was mainly looking at the same sellers materials and didn't get much of a range. Just the same prices and the same sellers.

Comparing the different materials was a fairly easy task and it does make you think about what you actually need to create a stencil and how much effort goes in to making the Printed T-shirts.

I also filled in a Risk assessment for making and print the stencil because there are always hazards and risks when doing anything. I thought about all the different risks there could be when cutting out the stencil, for example you could slip and cut your fingers. Therefore you would need protective gloves. Also you could get pain in your eyes when painting either through yourself or the fault of someone else. This means you would need protective goggles.

Blog Reflexion

What did I do Today?

- Today I finished my Stencil and Printed it off.

Also i Filled in my Action Plan sheet,

What Went well and Why?

I made my Design easier and simpler which will help me when it comes to cutting out the stencil because it won't be as much work.

What could I do differently?

I would have changed the colours of my stencil when i printed it off.

I would make my my design more creative as a Robot didn't have much to do with Bus Travel.

Overall I feel my Stencil came out well and I finished it on time. My design was very simple to create but fairly random because most people wouldn't connect a robot with bus travel. Also making the previous stencil before hand helped because I could get straight on with it.

Stencil Art Evaluation

When I started sketching many various ideas for the Stencil. I found it very enjoyable, because we were able to sketch out lots of different ideas and receive feedback to improve our ideas. Also when drawing out ideas before designing the final piece, I'm able to make mistakes without ruining the plan. The thing I liked most about this technique was being able to put real creativity into the drawings and being able to explore a range of different colour combinations to suit my Stencil. If I could do this part of the project again and change something, it would be making the ideas more simple, rather than making them too complex to work on.

Going from creating the stencil on paper too creating it on Photoshop was a real step up, because we had to re-create our chosen image following specific Instructions. Also we had to make sure it was perfect and their were bridges to hold the stencil together, because without them the stencil would fall apart. Also we had to have two layers for the stencil because their was to different colours to be used. I encountered a problem using photoshop, my stencil I had designed was to complex to be printed so I had to change it last minute. This wasn't to much hassle because it ended up looking a better image than the previous I had designed.

When I had finished designing my stencil on Photoshop, I felt confident that I could then use Photoshop to design more stencils if needed. Also knowing the little things, i.e removing a background from an image and changing the colour of the image can help me later in other projects we start. I enjoyed Re-Creating the Image on Photoshop and there would be nothing I would change about what I did.

Cutting out the stencil when it was on acetate became challenging and tested our carving skills.

I had to be delicate with the knife and acetate because it would be easy to slip and cut the wrong part. Also cutting the acetate was tricky because you could of easily cut the wrong part out like I did many times. I was happy that I had chosen a simple design to carve out because I didn't have the problem of cutting out small letters and detail like others did.

I picked up some skills when cutting out the Acetate, like not cutting out the wrong parts and that without bridges the acetate would have fallen apart and wouldn't of worked properly. Also the finalized Stencil looks good when you take your time and concentrate on cutting it right. If I had to cut out the Stencil I would concentrate on cutting the right part out as It put me behind having to start again.

I feel spraying the Stencil onto the Card was the easiest because you didn't have to draw anything out or Re-create anything all you had to do was spray. Spraying the Stencils was the most fun because it was different to classwork and seeing the stencil finished is the best part i think, because you feel proud of what you have created and its good to know that the planning pays off. I'm most pleased that the Stencil came out better than expected and looked professional like one of Banksy's famous pieces. I was happy with the way the stencil came out but I would change the colours if I could go back and do it again.

This is a short Video On the Living Conditions where T-Shirts are made on the backstreets of India. These workers receive a minimum of just 30p for a 13 hour shift and then sleep on the workshop floor and then wake up and do it all over. 

 

Campaign Ideas

1.) Getting a job would improve my life because, I would like to receive more money. Also this would help me because I would have more money to spend on personal occasions instead of a set limit. So therefore I think there should be more jobs advertised for young people instead of having to go and search and scramble around in shops for jobs.

2.) Something that would help lots of people would be free Bus Travel for students whilst in full time education. Over 500 people have to get the bus to travel to there college everyday. And over 200 people have to get more than one bus to get to college. And for people who cannot afford to get the bus everyday may find it hard to keep a steady attendance at college and therefore may result in letters home. So I think free bus travel should be awarded to Students getting the bus to college.

3.) Spending the day with a homeless person would make them smile because all day they are sitting around watching each day pass and nobody to talk to. So therefore I think there should be a set day once a year named "Spend a day with the Homeless" and i think this would make them smile because they then know that people in the world do care about them.

My stencil

This is the Rolling Stones Logo which is known worldwide. The Rolling Stones have been around since the 60s. I picked this because I think it will stand out and everyone will recognise it. Secondly it will be very trendy and popular with all ages.

Banksy's choice of colour

Banksy uses very little colour in his work, but when he does he uses it effectively. When he does use colour it draws your attention to it. For example, The Flower Chucker, your eye is drawn towards the flowers he is holding because you wouldn't think that he would be throwing flowers in the clothes he is dressed in. 

Banksy

Banksy is an anonymous Graffiti artist who has published many of his pieces in very popular public places. For example these four images were done on the Palestinian Wall,which separates Israeli and Palestinian people. 

Banksy was told that there were no security in the towers at the time because it was winter and they only work during the summer, Banksy finished his stencils but didn't know that the guards were in the towers armed. He was very lucky he wasn't seen because there could of been  serious consequences. 

Battlefront: A mission to go where no young person has gone before - James Greenhalgh from Battlefronters on Vimeo.

The Actors in the video promote the video by contacting the audience directly. For example going out in the local town and trying to round up supporters. Also they get people to sign a petition to get more people to approve of lowering University Fees. And the outcome of this they get a Candidate to pass the views forward in the next meeting.

Graph

CRam LOGO

My Logo is short and simple and consists of 4 colours, Green, Red, Yellow and Brown. 

I think my Logo is T-shirt Worthy because it stands out well and is very clear and easy to understand. Because the T-Shirt printer only allows 4 colours being printed including black, I shall have to change one of the colours so it will print properly. 

The Spreadshirt

-The Spreadshirt allows you to put your own text onto the T-shirt. This gives you the chance to buy a T-shirt designed by you. These T-shirts help tremendously for our own benefit. For example, If you are a sports club manager, you can get T-shirts with the name of your club. Also if you are Advertising something, you can get the logo and the name printed on the T-shirts. Lastly you can get campaign messages across by printing your message onto a T-shirt. The T-shirt costs £13.60 excluding a delivery charge of £2.20 which comes to £15.80 which is expensive for a T-shirt. 

The History of the T-Shirt

 
- A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a shirt which is pulled on over the head to cover most of a person's torso. A T-shirt is usually buttonless, collarless, and pocketless, with a round neck and short sleeves.

-Initially pegged as an undergarment, the T-Shirt soon came in to it's own on the big screen. John Wayne, Marlon Brando and James Dean all shocked Americans by wearing their underwear on national TV. In 1951, Marlon Brando shocked Americans in his film "A Streetcar Named Desire" when his T-Shirt was ripped off of his body revealing his naked chest.

-In the 60's people began to tie dye and screenprint the basic cotton T-Shirt making it an even bigger commercial success. Advances in printing and dying allowed more variety and the Tank Top, Muscle Shirt, Scoop Neck, V-Neck, and many other variations of the T-Shirt came in to fashion.

- The T-Shirt was inexpensive, in style, and could make any statement you cared to print. The American T-Shirt came into it's own during the late sixties and seventies. Rock and Roll bands began to realize that they could make significant amounts of money selling their T-Shirts. Professional Sports caught on and soon the officially licensed T-Shirt became hot merchandise.

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