Alexis Wanzell
Video Story Pitch
For my video story, I plan on focusing on the Grand Bazaar Venue on the Upper West Side like I did for my radio story. Though this time around, I want to cover the venue from a different angle. For my radio story, I spoke to Marc, the event coordinator, in order to get the nitty-gritty details on their amazing dynamic with the community. For clarification, the Grand Bazaar is a market on the Upper West Side open to the public every Sunday 10am-5:30pm that brings in local artists, artisans, inventors, and food entrepreneurs in order to showcase their items. Along with the exposure it gives artists, 100% of their proceeds fund 4 local public schools so the venue simultaneously helps both communities. Though this time around, I felt it would be cool to take a more human interest-y angle and follow one of the artists through their artistic process, their routines at the Grand Bazaar Market, and even some shots in their home or more personal space/time. I felt the need to continue reporting on the Bazaar because I felt there was more to capture from the event than merely an audio story. The venue space is full of artists and one-of-a-kind inventions, crafts, and items that are being authentically made specifically for every Sunday market. I would like to visit the market again this Sunday in order to choose a specific artist in person that I feel would be willing to let me into their process to do this story and also an artist that has a story to tell and wants to tell it.