Never-before-seen footage from Britney's 2007 VMAs dress rehearsal surfaces

[IconicShow]

9 hours ago, handmedown said:

All of the videos are no longer available.  Can someone please reupload somewhere that isn't YouTube?

I need it too

[crazycool]

On 9/8/2021 at 11:43 PM, nowimstronger said:

She looks less boated here. Was the live performance the next day?

Women look slimmer with their hair up away from their neck

[jonloch1]

On 9/9/2021 at 4:04 AM, jonloch1 said:

You know what's really weird. I can't post the links as I'm on my tablet but go on YouTube and type in whitney Houston x factor 2009. Theres a video of her performance of Million Dollar Bill and theres also a video of her mentoring the contestants that week with Clive Davis. And exact same thing, when she was mentoring the contestants she looked slim and when she performed like a few days later she looked like she put on so much weight but it was only 2 or 3 days later. I wish I wasnt on my tablet or I would post the videos. But it must be the *****

this is what i was talking about.

Whitney mentoring the contestants

 

whitney performance

 

[mythology]

She looks high

[Derrickr411]

On 9/10/2021 at 10:02 AM, descg said:

 

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[Enzo]

Rehearsals are done to make the final performance look better etc. MTV did the EXACT opposite

[putONaSHOW]

No matter what, I love this performance.

[Matou]

I'm obsessed

[floopy22]

https://vimeo.com/user150434522

All three rehearsal videos are there in high quality.

[thisforumwhacknow]

On 9/8/2021 at 3:51 PM, Poison Paradise said:

This performance wouldn’t have been anything groundbreaking regardless but what a huge difference that pony makes. Some of these camera angles are better too. She looks amazing.

I agree. Choreo was boring and with the song title and lyrics such a cool concept could've been done. What was the original concept and was that Cris Angel thing true? 

[Body ache]

Blackout never seems to want to die and I'm all here for it. 

[Tetris]

Just watched ponytail dress rehearsal, hat rehearsal, and final performance vids again. 

This dress rehearsal really is noticeably better than the final performance. Seems pretty obvious she was always going to be giving low energy, but there’s still a cleanliness to her movements and personality in her execution that she did not tap into on show night. (Not to mention the remarkably better camera angles.)

VMA 2007 remains iconic for various reasons, but I appreciate how this dress rehearsal video feels removed from that - as if this was how the performance went down in a slightly different alternate universe, away from the negative stigma around the one we know. 

[Mayenaise]

This is still a mess but not nearly as messy as the final performance. This was choreographed from the start to be a mess, and although Britney looks good you can still tell she doesnt want to be there. 

This was a intentional sabotage from her handlers, they knew they could generate more interest with her being messy = more sales = more money

It makes sense why on the night Britney had a mini meltdown and refused to have her makeup done etc... And they clearly also upped her meds for the live performance. Deep down Britney knew this was tarnishing her legacy. 

[LordofTheMoodRing]

Her ******* hairstylist cough cough

[LordofTheMoodRing]

She looks so confident and stunning. This is beautiful. I did like her original. You could tell something was up.

[Matou]

For those who didn't know, here is the "original" choreo :

I wish Britney executed 1:53, 2:06 & 2:52 well.

 

7 hours ago, FlexAroundTheWorld said:

I agree. Choreo was boring and with the song title and lyrics such a cool concept could've been done. What was the original concept and was that Cris Angel thing true? 

 

Sarah Silverman speaks about what she said about Britney before Britney's performance.

 

According to entertainment show "Extra," reports speculate that Spears' original act, inspired by illusionist Criss Angel, was nixed by MTV before the show.

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=3582432

I don't think we will know the true story here, was is cancelled by MTV ? Chris ? Britney ?

As we can see Britney is not really prepared, this seems rushed but imo she did great in rehearsals.

[Sadira]

you can also see the clean choreography for the first verse and chorus in the backdrop. you can see that britney half assed it everytime but the only way for this performance to become iconic was for it to be a mess

[thisforumwhacknow]

12 hours ago, Matou said:

For those who didn't know, here is the "original" choreo :

I wish Britney executed 1:53, 2:06 & 2:52 well.

 

 

Sarah Silverman speaks about what she said about Britney before Britney's performance.

 

According to entertainment show "Extra," reports speculate that Spears' original act, inspired by illusionist Criss Angel, was nixed by MTV before the show.

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=3582432

I don't think we will know the true story here, was is cancelled by MTV ? Chris ? Britney ?

As we can see Britney is not really prepared, this seems rushed but imo she did great in rehearsals.

Hmm... Good point. I would guess that, for whatever reason it was canceled, Britney was pissed, and DID NOT want to perform if it wasn't the original concept. Someone above was talking bout her handlers and it's probably true -- instead of just canceling the whole thing they convinced her it'd be better to still perform rather than cancel, and they didn't care if it wasn't going to be her best. 

[danielhaus29]

12 hours ago, Matou said:

For those who didn't know, here is the "original" choreo :

I wish Britney executed 1:53, 2:06 & 2:52 well.

 

 

Sarah Silverman speaks about what she said about Britney before Britney's performance.

 

According to entertainment show "Extra," reports speculate that Spears' original act, inspired by illusionist Criss Angel, was nixed by MTV before the show.

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=3582432

I don't think we will know the true story here, was is cancelled by MTV ? Chris ? Britney ?

As we can see Britney is not really prepared, this seems rushed but imo she did great in rehearsals.

This choreography is flawless, Imagine surviving the worst moment of your life and still deliver such an iconic performance

[gimmemoretruth]

Looking at this rehearsal, especially when it starts with the close up of her face - it is almost identical to the final performance. The way she looks at the camera, it is almost like she is acting that she is nervous and insecure. It makes me think that she performed exactly what she was supposed to and what the performance was designed to be. Don't forget that she has lots of formal acting training.