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How VMA Production Techniques Make Performances Feel Bigger on TV

How VMA Production Techniques Make Performances Feel Bigger on TV

Discover the production secrets, from camera illusions to augmented reality, that make MTV VMA performances feel larger than life for viewers at home.
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How Screens and Digital Effects Can Make VMA Performances Feel Bigger

How Screens and Digital Effects Can Make VMA Performances Feel Bigger

Ever wonder how solo artists or small groups command the massive VMA stage? Discover the visual tricks and technology that create epic, larger-than-life performances.
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What VMA Rehearsals and Production Prep Look Like Behind the Scenes

What VMA Rehearsals and Production Prep Look Like Behind the Scenes

Ever wonder how those flawless VMA performances come together? Go behind the scenes of the intense, chaotic, and secretive rehearsal schedule.
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How Planned Spectacle and Unscripted Moments Built the VMAs’ Anything-Can-Happen Reputation

How Planned Spectacle and Unscripted Moments Built the VMAs’ Anything-Can-Happen Reputation

A look at how MTV's Video Music Awards built a brand on spontaneous chaos, while carefully producing its most iconic and controversial moments.
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What Goes Into the Cost of Producing an MTV VMA Spectacle

What Goes Into the Cost of Producing an MTV VMA Spectacle

Ever wonder what it costs to create the chaos and magic of the MTV VMAs? We break down the multi-million dollar budget behind the iconic awards show.
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How the VMAs Build Unpredictability Into a Highly Planned Live Show

How the VMAs Build Unpredictability Into a Highly Planned Live Show

Discover the production secrets that turn MTV's Video Music Awards into must-see TV by embracing, and even manufacturing, unscripted chaos.
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Why VMA Moments Are So Easy to Turn Into Clips, GIFs, and Reposts

Why VMA Moments Are So Easy to Turn Into Clips, GIFs, and Reposts

The most talked-about VMA moments are no accident; they are a calculated part of a modern media strategy designed to dominate social media.
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How Absences Become Part of VMA Storytelling

How Absences Become Part of VMA Storytelling

At the MTV VMAs, a celebrity's absence can be a power move, a protest, or a story more powerful than their actual attendance.
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How Quick Costume Changes Add Technical Risk to Live VMA Performances

How Quick Costume Changes Add Technical Risk to Live VMA Performances

From jammed zippers to missed cues, learn about the hidden complexities and high-stakes choreography that make costume changes a huge risk at the VMAs.
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How Environmental Stage Design Can Make a VMA Performance Feel Massive

How Environmental Stage Design Can Make a VMA Performance Feel Massive

From Beyoncé to Lady Gaga, discover the single production choice that separates a good VMA performance from an unforgettable, massive cultural moment.
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How VMA Producers Use Pacing and Staging to Keep the Show Moving

How VMA Producers Use Pacing and Staging to Keep the Show Moving

Ever wonder how the VMAs feel so chaotic yet perfectly paced? We break down the secret art and science producers use to build the show's run of show.
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The Myth of the Completely Unscripted VMA

The Myth of the Completely Unscripted VMA

The MTV VMAs are famous for their wild, unscripted moments, but how spontaneous are they really? A look inside the controlled chaos of the awards show.