Thursday 3 May 2012

Final Ancillary Products

Page 7 insert booklet 
Page 8 insert booklet 

page 5 insert booklet

page 4 insert booklet
page 3 insert booklet
page 2 insert booklet
Front page insert booklet
DVD Cover

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Wednesday 21 March 2012

Show Night: Audience Feedback

Last night our music video was shown to the audience of the sixth form arts evening. The audience was of different age groups, as a group we presented the video, during the break of the evening we received feedback from members of the audience. This has been recorded, the feedback shows that the audience although all of different ages, interpreted the video in their own way. The feedback we received was both negative and positive, although it has helped us to see if the video attracted and appealed to the intended audience and to evaluate the product as a whole. 


Here is some of the feedback we received.





Friday 2 March 2012

Class Feedback :Rough Cut

Today we showed a rough cut of the final music video to the rest of our class. We received positive feedback from the class, who responded well to the viewing. Comments such as 'Good band shots and use of the snorricam idea', 'good editing and use of location'. People felt 'sympathy' with the Charlie and felt the song was contradictory to the video.


Our teachers said the video was good however, there were not enough band shots and singing, editing needed to be tightened in places such as the bottle and microphone scene, and more aggressive band shots were needed to reinforce the raw emotion of the video.


Here is the video enjoy.



Thursday 1 March 2012

Draft feedback


This is my first attempt of an advertisement for the promotional package. As you can see I have used an image with a black background, thi image uses the rule of thirds which made it easy for me to add text where it is needed. I have included the name of the single, the release date and a website to find more information about the band . It also features feedback and ratings from music magazines.

I got feedback from Mr Palmer, he said that I need to include record label logos,the band logo,the font needs to be aligned and maybe use the logos of the music magazine, as the advertisement looked bare. However I feel it was a good first attempt, as I stuck to the hand drawn drafts I made.  



Here is my DVD digipak cover as you can see again I have used images with a black background. I used conventions that I found when looking at existing album DVDs, these include the DVD logo, a list of special features on the DVD and information about the recording company.

I received feedback from Mr Palmer and Mr White, who said I needed to add more information about who produced and featured on the back of the DVD, and I needed to use the same Muse logo as the rest of the group.

Keeping this in mind I went back to make changes 

Wednesday 29 February 2012

DVD Cover Analysis

'Let There be Rock' by ACDC
Digipaks are a patented style of compact disc or DVD packaging Digipaks typically consist of a book style with one or more plastic trays capable of holding a CD or DVD attached to the inside. DVD Digipaks can apply to all types of media entertainment such as; Films, TV shows, Games, Music or even books. digipaks are a great way for Artists to create a sense of personalisation with the audience, as within the pack it may include special features such as – interviews, live gigs and exclusive tracks. The basic structure and design of a digipak will include a CD, a booklet or poster-which can usually be found within the left inside fold of the case and also a DVD which can be found either next to the CD or as part of a separate packing within the digipak.

  • Key elements of Digipaks :- Photo of artist, record company logos, DVD/CD logos.
  • Text: Text is included on the digipak  such as the record company name and website title contents, bonus material, director and people featured on the DVD
When making my digipak I will need to consider the design of my digipak and how it will represent the band. The ideas for my music video may also play a key part in my design as I may consider using stills taken from video shoots on my digipak as it will convey the style of the song. The initial design for my digipak will be a simple booklet design as I feel it will go with the simplistic design of the cover and insert booklet.



Britney Spears 'Femme Fatale' 

Beyonce 'I Am' World tour 

Muse 'Live at The Royal Albert Hall'

Here are 3 examples of album DVD covers, as you can see they all feature an image on the front that relates to the artist or band. All of these have the conventions for a DVD digipak, including the band or artist logo, DVD logos, and information about special features.










































Monday 27 February 2012

Final Film Shoot


Here are the videos from the very last video shoot, unfortunately I was not able to be there due to unforeseen circumstances. The shoot took place at Charlie's house and narrative shots were taken for the music video. The footage feature Charlie getting out of bed and getting ready to meet his girlfriend. The footage also features Charlie falling back into bed after his downward spiral, this is the same sort of transition that was used in the Rizzle Kicks video 'Down With the Trumpets'. The majority of footage was taken in Charlie's room as  as it had the perfect mise-en- scene to show the sombre mood that is  usually in the Indie Genre.


Sunday 26 February 2012

Photoshoot Simalrities

Looking at out photoshoot you can see simalirities to existing band photos.
This includes the way in which the band members are positioned and the sort of clothing that they wear.

This shows Matt Bellamy the lead singer of Muse as being the centre of the image




The killers black and white photo
 

The Friendly Fires


Noah and the Whale


Coldplay

All of these photo use mid-shot or close-ups, which we have incorporated into our photos we took of the band.

This particular image uses the rule of thirds thus making
space to place
text or information that is needed
 
This image shows Charlie or the lead singer as being the dominent character
as he is in the centre of the image  

This is a close-up of the band with the lead singer again being the centre of
the image. Charlie's eyes engage with the audience.





















As you can see the images we took are similar to existing Muse and band photos in the cases of lighting, the way in which the band are positioned and style of photography. Genre gratification is used  as it looks at what existing fans of Indie bands already like, we have used this and created our product. This makes audeiences want to purchase our product as it relates to existing products.

Thursday 23 February 2012

22nd February:Band Photoshoot

Today at lunchtime the group did a band photoshoot , this included members of the ban Charlie Morgan, Nick Bereen, and Luke Desbrough. Me , Antalia, Tayo and Nick were present at the shoot. We used a digital camera and the green screen. Here are some picture I took using my iPod and the picture that were taken of the band.


Individual band shots taken by Antalia



Individual band shots taken by me
 

Individual band shots taken by me



Individual band shot being taken by Nick
 

Individual band member shots taken by Antalia


Tayo taking pictures of the band


Tayo taking pictures of the band


Here are what the pictures look like from the digital camera



















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We used a combination of shot during the shoot including close-ups, mid-shots,and side on shots. We also experimented with using the dark screen and light screen to see where the pictures came out most effective, artifivail lighting was used to cause the effect of the band members faces being darker on one side. I think the pictures look most effective using the dark screen with artificial light personally. I will use some of these pictures in my ancillary task.