Shi'dor Reveals Secrets To Hosting A Carnival Section
Have a passion for carnival? Finally learn how to start your own carnival section using advice from a team that makes this happen every day!
- (1888PressRelease) July 01, 2016 - Creative vision, yes. Carnival connections, most definitely. But most importantly: sufficient time and funding.
Every year before larger carnival festivals, i.e. Miami Carnival, Trinidad Carnival, Bacchanal JA, and the Labor Day Parade, the Shi'dor team will receive one or more distraught emails. It's usually from a "section owner" or aspiring section owner reaching out to vent about a lack of transparency from a designer they hired or to discuss cleanup efforts for work that was incomplete or not as initially described.
These discussions lead to the section owners demonstrating genuine confusion about why certain designers or certain sections are getting traction or "carnival famous". The truth is that many "designers" and "section owners" know the formula for producing a great carnival section. So can you!
FORMULA
Creative Vision + Carnival Connections + 12 months of Planning + Completed Prototype 6-8 months before Carnival Day + Funding (at least $3,000 to $4,000 USD) = An EPIC Section
Bonus: secure one or more sponsors! This is so that you don't have to worry about costume deposits and minimum orders, fabric, feather, and rhinestone costs, or even renting a venue for a band launch. Remember, you're competing with designers and owners with years of experience and sponsors with enormous financial resources.
Funding Note: Some section owners try to "get by" with about $1,000 USD for their costume prototypes until they start collecting funds from masqueraders. This is not wise because late payments result in potentially having to purchase mass production supplies at a retail rate. For this reason, many people cancel their section.
Carnival wholesale suppliers usually require a sufficient quantity (50 to 70 paid registered masqueraders) and sufficient time (6-8 weeks) to produce and ship raw supplies such as custom stones, trimmings, and feathers. Once received, your designers can begin producing the prototypes or mass producing the costumes.
What is a Carnival Prototype?
It is a first, typical or preliminary model of a carnival costume, from which other costumes are developed or copied for mass production purposes.
What does it Truly Take to Launch a Section?
First, connections are a necessity. In order to join a band, you need to have authorization from that band. Similarly, to start a new band, you must work with the corresponding festival committee to meet established requirements. Then there's luck and a great designer. But ultimately, this is a very expensive venture. Launching a section is an investment. Not all investments are lucrative, therefore, you must understand the secrets of hosting a carnival section.
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