BARBIE'S BIRTHDAY - VIDEO NEWS RELEASE FOR MATTEL


The brief:
To film a birthday party for Barbie, the world's most famous doll & produce a video news release for worldwide distribution. The event was staged by Mattel at the American Embassy in London & was attended by youngsters sharing the same birthday.
VSI filmed the event, produced a short edit and distributed this along with a selection of rushes to broadcasters in the UK & around the world.
The content was made available by satellite transmission from London & was picked up by numerous broadcasters & agencies including Reuters who carried the video news release on their world feed.
"In the UK she's the most popular girls toy, & in fact she outsells her nearest competitor by over 2:1"
Mattel spokesperson
"I want to go to Barbie's Birthday party because & Charlotte said beacuse she likes to change her clothes twenty times a day just like Barbie."
Quote from Charlotte's mum