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Every year hoards of people head to one of the many festivals that British summertime has to offer.

The line-ups may be different, but festival facts will always stay the same: no proper beds, no showers and not a half decent loo in sight.

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I was set the task of creating a small video of festival tips for the 大象传媒 Reading and Leeds 2008 website.

Having never done the full festival camping experience myself, I hit the net in search of the best tips to make the less appealing aspects of festival life that bit more bearable!

It was then that I found the 大象传媒 Berkshire festival tips page, full to the brim of tried and tested festival advice.

I trawled through the endless scroll of messages, from the useless to the purely insane: "Righto boyo's... don't forget to bring a bucket. Don't ask me what for, you'll know. And you'll thank me when the time comes for you to use it".

With ten top tips in hand I set about trying to illustrate each point on camera. By the end of the day, I had compiled a list of necessary props from a tent and brolly to an array of headgear and, taking boyo's advice, a bucket.

Ellie's bopping leaves much to be desired...

We found salvation in the form of Ben Moore, a TV reporter from South Today. He kindly offered to help us with the filming and editing of our video.

After a quick lunch and discussion about the concept, the team headed out into the 大象传媒 Berkshire grounds of Caversham, tent and wellies in tow.

We gradually went through illustrating each tip. Essentially, I was scrambling around a windy field acting like a complete muppet: all in the name of art, of course.

Nail varnish, sunglasses, baby wipes, and a wide selection of headgear later, we had covered nearly everything.

We had just one more to get filmed involving me鈥nd a bucket of water.

I must be utterly mental to suggest, nay, encourage, having a bucket full of water thrown at me on this drizzly, blustery day. Not to mention the absolute horror of my dancing, which I allowed to be caught on camera.

Another day: another duty. What won't we Blast reporters do, eh?