to view our finalised product click below...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOksiOnwdAU
Friday, 4 May 2018
POST 57 - feedback on final cut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYiKPJHUIA&feature=youtu.be
Thursday, 3 May 2018
(POST 56) - Evaluation Question 4 - How did you use media technologies to in the construction of research, planning and evaluation stages?
Evaluation Question 4 - How did you use media technologies to in the construction of research, planning and evaluation stages?
This year indifferent to AS, we learned and gained access to a wider platform of media technology to express our ideas and create a more professional outtake on our final A2 music video. Over this year me and Luke learnt a lot with technology having taken this subject with little experience or knowledge on the technology available too us therefore it was a great challenge but the skills we have since acquired have excelled our ability to produce a music video we are both proud of. This question splits the technology into the construction of planning, research and evaluation where we had to vary our use to make efficient use and creative use of the tasks given. Below is a mind map which shows you what Media Technology we used and in what stage of the music video construction we used those factors.
In this course, me and Luke both split from our groups from As and joined together as a completely new pair with little experience. We both knew what was at stake and did tonnes of Research relevant to the course with the target of achieving a high grade professional music video. This included the use of Photoshop and I-movie which suited us better if we understood as for editing purposes, we both had access to a mac book rather than windows which made a more efficient use of our time and helped us develop our A2 grade on a portable level.
Technology examples include uses of Photoshop, I-Movie and modern and more expensive Video Cameras which we had no experience in which we had to learn and improve in order to progress from AS and separate us in terms of quality from last years work.
This is an example of a piece of work which arose from Photoshop which we created as a pair from scratch,being a completely original piece of work with knowledge we only acquired this year rather than last. I believe this work overcomes last years and makes our skills seem a lot more professional and a better standard from our AS end of year work.
In the factor of planning we used blogger, similar to last year to document our progress and show the public what we have achieved and built up over the year which helps us keep organised and up to date. This was a simple platform for our project and was easy to keep track and promote our progress. More so, we used the likes of Prezzie and Photoshop, two things we haven''t used before with no experience in therefore, by gaining the ability to use these tools we could enhance our capabilities and work harder with a better professional and better quality tint to our project. Without these tools we would not be satisfied with our work and would feel pressure as other tools do not contain quality withheld by the likes of Photoshop.
We used the most known tools of the likes of the internet and YouTube to gather research and browse the web to gather information relevant to our A2 course. We used smartphones to gain access to these media platforms and this helped us gain access on a portable level which helped us work away from the classroom. This helped us compare our music video and brainstorm original ideas based on the effort of other videos and with belief on how we could improve. This helped us get attention of Wes Anderson, who's style we implemented on our music video with using the centre of the shot to place characters to make shots seem symmetrical
For our evaluation we used I-Movie indifferent to Adobe Premier Pro from AS which was more simple with advanced editing tools to which made editing more fun and a higher standard of quality. I-movie was more practical for our group as we both had access to I-mac rather than Windows or adobe. More so, the improved camera's which came at a greater expense exposed greater quality shots and visuals which improved our visual representation of our music video but again needed us to learn and understand how to handle and work such a expensive media product.
This year indifferent to AS, we learned and gained access to a wider platform of media technology to express our ideas and create a more professional outtake on our final A2 music video. Over this year me and Luke learnt a lot with technology having taken this subject with little experience or knowledge on the technology available too us therefore it was a great challenge but the skills we have since acquired have excelled our ability to produce a music video we are both proud of. This question splits the technology into the construction of planning, research and evaluation where we had to vary our use to make efficient use and creative use of the tasks given. Below is a mind map which shows you what Media Technology we used and in what stage of the music video construction we used those factors.
Technology examples include uses of Photoshop, I-Movie and modern and more expensive Video Cameras which we had no experience in which we had to learn and improve in order to progress from AS and separate us in terms of quality from last years work.
This is an example of a piece of work which arose from Photoshop which we created as a pair from scratch,being a completely original piece of work with knowledge we only acquired this year rather than last. I believe this work overcomes last years and makes our skills seem a lot more professional and a better standard from our AS end of year work.
In the factor of planning we used blogger, similar to last year to document our progress and show the public what we have achieved and built up over the year which helps us keep organised and up to date. This was a simple platform for our project and was easy to keep track and promote our progress. More so, we used the likes of Prezzie and Photoshop, two things we haven''t used before with no experience in therefore, by gaining the ability to use these tools we could enhance our capabilities and work harder with a better professional and better quality tint to our project. Without these tools we would not be satisfied with our work and would feel pressure as other tools do not contain quality withheld by the likes of Photoshop.
We used the most known tools of the likes of the internet and YouTube to gather research and browse the web to gather information relevant to our A2 course. We used smartphones to gain access to these media platforms and this helped us gain access on a portable level which helped us work away from the classroom. This helped us compare our music video and brainstorm original ideas based on the effort of other videos and with belief on how we could improve. This helped us get attention of Wes Anderson, who's style we implemented on our music video with using the centre of the shot to place characters to make shots seem symmetrical
For our evaluation we used I-Movie indifferent to Adobe Premier Pro from AS which was more simple with advanced editing tools to which made editing more fun and a higher standard of quality. I-movie was more practical for our group as we both had access to I-mac rather than Windows or adobe. More so, the improved camera's which came at a greater expense exposed greater quality shots and visuals which improved our visual representation of our music video but again needed us to learn and understand how to handle and work such a expensive media product.
Post 55 - Evaluation Question 3
RESULTS
Q1 : 11/12 yes
1/12 no
Q2 : 10/12 yes
2/12 no
Q3 : 12/12 yes
0/12 no
Q4 : 11/12 yes
1/12 no
Q5 : 9/12 yes
3/12 no
Q6 : 12/12 yes
0/12 no
Q7: 12/12 yes
0/12 no
Q8 : 11/12 yes
1/12 no
Q9 : 10/12 yes
2/12 no
Q10 :
here were a few answers:
I really enjoyed the music video however, i felt there needed to be more of a point of view from both male and female perceptions and that the narrative was difficult to understand which this would clear up.
To improve this music video, i would add extra locations to improve scenery and more close ups of props like flowers or facial features to add extra clips. the good shots were creative in the sun but i would of liked more.
I didn't like the 1st person point of view shots i thought they were very unprofessional and taccy making it clearly look student made. The filters on flashbacks were also not needed and black and white would of been better suited.
All of our results were by our target audience - young adults, so this should be a true reflection of what the people of who would be watching our video would think. We have chose our target audience to be young adults as we believe they watch music videos the most and they can relate to the characters as they are around the same age. We are very pleased with these results of this questionnaire as people were able to be more truthful in their own privacy and they were still very positive which made them slip away from the Stuart Hall audience theory that people feel inclined to fit in a crowd and follow a answer.
POST 53 - Evaluation Question 1
In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
The media platform i used to present my media project was via YouTube and Blogger which was simplistic and easy to access on all smart devices and on a portable stage.
genre: Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indie-pop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with the style and tone of mainstream pop music.
here is my plan for the essay question...
The way I conform to the convention to the conventions to modern day stereotypical media products from the genre of indie based on a music video was firstly, a narrative (story line) from which gave my music video a purpose and a story to tell based on the lyrics. I believe we succeeded in conforming to this and i think if the audience was to spot this video they would know the genre of song without the soundtrack as the story line and other visuals all but challenge the forms and conventions of a Indie pop music video. The story line includes a ex couple whom a young adult who is still in love tries to find the confidence to approach this girl who without him knowing till the end wants to try again with a romantic relationship. This relationship expression also conforms to love songs as it is essential with this soundtrack to include a romanticised story line.
The media platform i used to present my media project was via YouTube and Blogger which was simplistic and easy to access on all smart devices and on a portable stage.
genre: Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indie-pop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with the style and tone of mainstream pop music.
Genre INDIE POP conventions.
· Relationship featured at some point in the video
· Adult actors used
· Artist performance OR narrative
· Guitar featured in performance
· Black and white filters
· Mixture of camera shots, close and far away
· Slow motion sequences
· Most Indie Pop music videos includes a live performance from the artist which makes the audience focus on the talent the artist has. It makes their career about their passion for music rather than success. Live performances promote the artist/s too. This enables audiences to see the atmosphere the artist creates in their concerts encouraging the public to watch the artist/s live Performance is often partnered with a narrative to break up the music video thus, creating the music video memorable
· Dialogue are often used in music videos either in the beginning or the end to tell or conclude the story.
· filters are often used over the top of clips or the entire video to give a certain idea to the viewer, such as memory, age to the video or showing the clip in a positive or negative light
here is my plan for the essay question...
The way I conform to the convention to the conventions to modern day stereotypical media products from the genre of indie based on a music video was firstly, a narrative (story line) from which gave my music video a purpose and a story to tell based on the lyrics. I believe we succeeded in conforming to this and i think if the audience was to spot this video they would know the genre of song without the soundtrack as the story line and other visuals all but challenge the forms and conventions of a Indie pop music video. The story line includes a ex couple whom a young adult who is still in love tries to find the confidence to approach this girl who without him knowing till the end wants to try again with a romantic relationship. This relationship expression also conforms to love songs as it is essential with this soundtrack to include a romanticised story line.
To back up the previous point, another way our media product uses the conventions of an Indie-pop genre is the variety of shots and camera angles which provides an insight to the creativity of our production. This helps visually categorise our music video with the relevant genre and helps the understanding of our product to which proves our success in trying to conform to the specific convention. We used many shots such as close ups, long shots and first person view shots to show originality but make the footage more entertaining to film and to watch. the use of scenery more so helps set the scene and understand the setting to which the characters are set in to understand relationships as a young adult. Again, we used another use of shots by changing the filters to help promote a flashback effect and a previous moment other than the present tense story line and moments shown in the music video. The old filter is used like a darker fade over with murky colours to show an old piece of footage.
Another way we contributed to the forms and conventions of a real media product was to include the character in the music video with a acoustic guitar and singing the lyrics which strongly conform and help easily attract the music video to the track as the guitar matches the guitar played on the song and the lyrics whom Sophie the actor was actually singing make her suit the song and made the audience question whether or not she really sung the song. This showed a success as it showed the music video achieved a professional outlook and the character singing helped make the video look a better quality and more creative especially as editing a lip-sync is greatly difficult.
However, our media project also challenges the real media forms and conventions of the relevant genre most appropriately by using young adults or teenagers rather than adults. With adults used in the video it makes it seem more mature and realistic, especially with romance but we planned to challenge this because of our experience and knowledge. We believed as a group to do a romance based on our own age because that's where we most understand and more so, its different and it suits our project more as we felt more comfortable especially as our idea before our rough cut exposed a teenager theme.
Another way we challenged this convention of Indie-Pop was by not using any 'old skool' footage or filters such as black and white and retro filming as we used other filters to make this more realistic but with a modern take on romance we believed the flashbacks were not that old so we used another filter instead but i still believe this was just as effective and successful as it was clear to the audience it was a flashback. Black and white is common in this convention as Indie is promoted as Retro therefore old footage in black and white would conform to the genre as it expresses an old style visual from the footage.
Additionally, yet another way I challenge the forms and conventions of the relevant genre is by not using dialogue throughout the project. This was because we deemed the music more important as the narrative symbolised the lyrics therefore dialogue wouldn't be effective nor important. We used lip-syncing instead however, the lyrics were like dialogue just song and with great relevance in the lyrics meaning we chose this than dialogue to narrate the project and help make sense of the situation occurring.
We got inspiration from a film director called Wes Anderson who created great films such as Fantastic Mr Fox, to help inspire our music video. His screen directions are so creative and quirky which fits the indie pop style and conventionality therefore with wide scale research, we used his centre shot of characters to duplicate to which worked in our favour as it made shots look symmetrical and the use of symmetry showed quality and creativity to which we could use to our advantage to help achieve a great professional looking successful music project.
We also, from our ancillary task became influenced by a colouring book called 'Little White Lies' to which we came up with an original idea to have a colour in style Digipak CD cover. this also conformed with original ideas to be quirky and different to suit the genre despite coming up with creative ways to gain attention and entertain our potential audience and consumers.
Another style we used for our Digipak was the inside cover which we coloured in ourselves to show different ideas on how our character was perceived if you didn't know the character and hadn't seen the music video. This offers a variety of insights and an idea to encourage the audience to become involved and to entertain them. We used Pop Art by Wes Anderson who inspired us to draw like him as pop art is different and with his style conforms to the odd style we try to achieve via the conventions of a indie pop genre of real media products.
Wednesday, 2 May 2018
POST 52 - (FINAL) ANCILLARY TASK 2
This is the final product for our music videos poster. We decided to keep it all black and white hand drawn because we wanted the vibrant colour in the video to be a surprise when they first watched it and we felt that it wouldn't have been a surprise if the poster was also vibrant and colourful. We in included the image of a scene from our video on the poster because we believe that this shot captures the emotions in the whole song but does not give anything away from just looking at it without watching the video. Again, we hand drew this for the reasons above and to link to the rest of the poster but it also makes the audience wonder and guess what is happening as there is little detail in the hand drawn picture compared to the scene in our video. We then decided to use the same image again for our DigiPak as we like it so much and it is a big part of the video but does not look like anything without watching the video as it does not give anything away. We used font which looked like it could be hand written to go with the hand drawn pictures but made the title of the song bold so it stood out to the audience while linking with the poster.
Post 51 - (FINAL) ANCILLARY TASK 1
Front cover:
Inside covers:
These are our final covers for our Digipak. The overall idea is a completely original theme from which the front cover remains black and white for the consumers own perception of how the character should be perceived. with inside and the back covers coloured in shows different views but encourages you to fill in the front cover in a similar to pop art creation. We understand every individual holds different perceptions therefore if we encourage people who buy the CD to share their drawings we can have our own audience feedback based on drawings but also show creation and an entertainment side to a CD cover. The consumers could share through Social Media platforms like Twitter, with a hashtag to gain attention. We added the artists other songs on her album which contained 'sea of love' and her record label details to show relevance and credit to the actual artist who sang the song. This also helps recognition and makes it easier to see from the shelf.
The shot of her on the bench is a clear link to the music video which was a shot from midway the video where she sits facing the shot showing her importance and influence in the music video. This beforehand, helps show her role and shows who the song is about and the protagonist before the song or video is played.
Back Cover: 
These are our final covers for our Digipak. The overall idea is a completely original theme from which the front cover remains black and white for the consumers own perception of how the character should be perceived. with inside and the back covers coloured in shows different views but encourages you to fill in the front cover in a similar to pop art creation. We understand every individual holds different perceptions therefore if we encourage people who buy the CD to share their drawings we can have our own audience feedback based on drawings but also show creation and an entertainment side to a CD cover. The consumers could share through Social Media platforms like Twitter, with a hashtag to gain attention. We added the artists other songs on her album which contained 'sea of love' and her record label details to show relevance and credit to the actual artist who sang the song. This also helps recognition and makes it easier to see from the shelf.
The shot of her on the bench is a clear link to the music video which was a shot from midway the video where she sits facing the shot showing her importance and influence in the music video. This beforehand, helps show her role and shows who the song is about and the protagonist before the song or video is played.
Saturday, 31 March 2018
UPDATE ON CURRENT FILMING SITUATION
We chose a whole new cast including me and Sophie Ebery Large and the setting in wymondham high sixth form and around town. Due to complications with the previous arranged cast and timing we decided to move on and start from scratch. this was a big decision but one where we are happy and hopefully you will like our new final cut.
final setting
Casting Profiles
Jack Kirby
age:18
studying at Wymondham High
no experience in drama
one of the directors and editors of the film
Sophie Ebery-Large
age:18
studying at Wymondham High
A level student for Drama
Drama classes outside of school (Experienced)
Singer and Actor
final setting
Casting Profiles
Jack Kirby
age:18
studying at Wymondham High
no experience in drama
one of the directors and editors of the film
Sophie Ebery-Large
age:18
studying at Wymondham High
A level student for Drama
Drama classes outside of school (Experienced)
Singer and Actor
Final Song Idea
Sea of love by Cat Power lyrics:
Come with me
My love
To the sea
The sea of love
My love
To the sea
The sea of love
I wanna tell you
How much
I love you
How much
I love you
Do you remember
When we met
That's the day
I knew you were my pet
When we met
That's the day
I knew you were my pet
I wanna tell you
How much
I love you
How much
I love you
This song was noticed randomly off the soundtrack to Juno whilst watching the film.
to Listen, click here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbMeAOTPJzM
Coursework Change Explained
click here to watch a vlog explaining our recent changes ...
https://youtu.be/vUwcEr9yFH0
https://youtu.be/vUwcEr9yFH0
Friday, 30 March 2018
POST 50 - rough cut audience feedback
ROUGH CUT - audience feedback. click below to watch!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hxtLUcSRcc
Thursday, 29 March 2018
POST 49 - rough cut
to view our rough cut please click below...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXZeOuUpg4Y
feedback will follow on another post. stay tuned!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXZeOuUpg4Y
feedback will follow on another post. stay tuned!
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
POST 48 (UPDATE) - filming diary
click below to watch our account of the overall journey through our production of the A2 final piece:
https://youtu.be/5Nccza1TD4M
https://youtu.be/5Nccza1TD4M
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
Friday, 26 January 2018
POST 47 - images whilst filming
Below are the images we took whilst currently and organising the filming.
Thursday, 25 January 2018
Post 46 - (UPDATED FINAL) Song Choice
Due to a mixed reaction from our rough music video draft we concluded with mix up's with actors and the difficulties in arranging our preferred shots became out of the question therefore we changed the song choice, the actors and the style of the music video to start from scratch and promote a more professional video to entertain the viewers.
The original song choice was Wonderwall. Despite this song being a all time classic, the Lip Syncing became technical and it was a long 3 minute song. This needed alot of footage and our actor did not suit the music video applied to the song and from that we knew changes had to be made to compete with the grade boundaries.
We conducted research online for a love song under 2 minutes that suited the warm weather as we collected some really attractive footage without film which we felt needed to be added. after brainstorming around some random footage we stumbled on the song 'Sea of Love' by Cat Power which was a song on the playlist of the film, Juno. The song was short and sweet and we acquired a perfect actor who could not only comfortably sing and play the song on the guitar but also fitted the music video we had brainstormed. here is the song below...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbMeAOTPJzM
Cat Power is a solo female artist whom has produced many songs throughout her career and despite being dated, she holds a very slow approach which can still comfort the audience and be of interest and she still gets promotions from 'Spotify' playlists and off YouTube as she has very classic love songs which stick to the forms and conventions of Love songs.
Here is her music video for another song..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVGgGW1ZalY
Cat Power does not have many on Youtube either due to popularity or funding but equally we can do her justice and promote her music in the most professional and fun way so stay tuned. big things coming...
The original song choice was Wonderwall. Despite this song being a all time classic, the Lip Syncing became technical and it was a long 3 minute song. This needed alot of footage and our actor did not suit the music video applied to the song and from that we knew changes had to be made to compete with the grade boundaries.
We conducted research online for a love song under 2 minutes that suited the warm weather as we collected some really attractive footage without film which we felt needed to be added. after brainstorming around some random footage we stumbled on the song 'Sea of Love' by Cat Power which was a song on the playlist of the film, Juno. The song was short and sweet and we acquired a perfect actor who could not only comfortably sing and play the song on the guitar but also fitted the music video we had brainstormed. here is the song below...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbMeAOTPJzM
Cat Power is a solo female artist whom has produced many songs throughout her career and despite being dated, she holds a very slow approach which can still comfort the audience and be of interest and she still gets promotions from 'Spotify' playlists and off YouTube as she has very classic love songs which stick to the forms and conventions of Love songs.
Here is her music video for another song..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVGgGW1ZalY
Cat Power does not have many on Youtube either due to popularity or funding but equally we can do her justice and promote her music in the most professional and fun way so stay tuned. big things coming...
Wednesday, 24 January 2018
POST 46 - (FINAL) - SONG CHOICE
Our final song choice for our music video is Wonderwall by Oasis.
Here are some music videos by Oasis including Wonderwall:
Here are some music videos by Oasis including Wonderwall:
There is a common theme between the Oasis videos, they all include the band and have slow camera movements. There are a lot of close up shots of Liam and Noels faces as they sing the lyrics to the song and they are nearly always sat down. The last thing is that they always use different length cuts making shots are either quicker or longer therefore never the same. Each video attracts the audience with the different settings and camera shots, and along with the eerie colours, people are attracted to the video and want to watch more.
POST 45 - (FINAL) SETTING
No changes have been made to setting since the planning post so we are working from that.
POST 44 - (FINAL) PROPS LIST
No changes have been made to props since the planning post so we are working from that.
POST 43 - (FINAL) COSTIUME AND MAKEUP
No changes have been made to costume and makeup since the planning post so we are working from that.
POST 42 - (FINAL) CHARACTERS AND CASTING
No changes have been made to the characters and casting since the planning post so we are working from that.
POST 41 - (FINAL) SCRIPT / STAGE DIRECTIONS / SYNOPSIS
No changes have been made to the script / stage directions / synopsis since the planning post so we are working from that.
POST 40 - (FINAL) STORYBOARDS
No changes have been made to the storyboards since the planning post so we are working from that.
POST 39 - (FINAL) FINAL IDEA BASED ON ALL PLANNING
BASED ON ALL RESEARCH AND PLANNING POSTS, WHAT IS YOUR FINAL IDEA FOR YOUR MUSIC VIDEO?
Our final idea is to use a storyline with the song Wonderwall by Oasis. The storyline involves a male and a female couple going through the stages of making up after a big fight which they thought had ended their relationship. It starts off with them fighting and then ignoring each other but then gradually goes into them talking and meeting again while finally ending with lots of quick cuts of the couple back together doing nice things with each other. During the short film, some things that are said by the male to the female are lyrics from the song so he will be lip syncing the words instead of just saying them. We plan to use a lot of natural costume and makeup while also using a few different settings such as city, house, car and maybe even school. This music video is aimed towards the teen/young adult age genre.
Our final idea is to use a storyline with the song Wonderwall by Oasis. The storyline involves a male and a female couple going through the stages of making up after a big fight which they thought had ended their relationship. It starts off with them fighting and then ignoring each other but then gradually goes into them talking and meeting again while finally ending with lots of quick cuts of the couple back together doing nice things with each other. During the short film, some things that are said by the male to the female are lyrics from the song so he will be lip syncing the words instead of just saying them. We plan to use a lot of natural costume and makeup while also using a few different settings such as city, house, car and maybe even school. This music video is aimed towards the teen/young adult age genre.
(POST 38) CHECKPOINT 1- R&P Mark scheme
Level 4 16-20 marks
Planning and research evidence will be complete and detailed.There is excellent research into similar products and a potential target audience.
There is excellent work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or story boarding.
There is excellent organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
Time management is excellent.
There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the presentation.
There are excellent communication skills.
There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research and planning
^This is the mark scheme I wish to achieve. To complete this I need to check, compare, analyse and evaluate to improve and boost my current grade.
Blog post comparison 1
https://paulaaverkampa2media.blogspot.co.uk
Blog post 2 Comparison
This blogpost is my own and from what I can analyse I believe this post to be a high end level 4. from the level of detail provided, the clarity is strong and the detail is provided.There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology and the time management is clear due to detail and information and amount of work provided. However, similar to blogpost example 1, there is no excellent research into similar products and a potential target audience and this makes the level 4 weaker but also clear on what to improve and can easily be added at another time.
(Post 37) Planning - Ancillary task 2- Poster
POST 37 - (PLANNING) ANCILLARY TASK 2 : POSTER
ARE THERE ANY PARTICULAR ALBUM POSTER THAT YOU REMEMBER AND WHY?
I do not remember any particular album posters mainly because I would never pay attention to them or they would never catch my eye. The main way I would know about an album is by word or mouth over social media and artists talking about them rather than a poster that I've seen out and about.
HOW IMPORTANT IS A POSTER TO YOU DECIDING WHETHER TO BUY THE ALBUM?
I do not believe a poster is as important in this day and age as it used to be. With the internet allowing word of mouth to spread things faster and to a wider population, posters are becoming less of a necessity. Another drawback to posters is the cost, however, posting on social media sites is free so its becoming more attractive to artists as its cheaper and a single post can reach more people than one single poster.
IN YOUR OPINION WHAT MAKES A GOOD POSTER?
I believe a poster should be simple yet bold. It should be something that people would want to look up the details of. A good poster should have a single image which relates to the album but turns heads with a good contrast of colours to attract people to it.
HOW MUCH SPACE SHOULD THE ACT AND TRACK NAME TAKE UP?
I believe that the track name and act should be very visible so that people know what the poster is for and who its by. Without this, the poster may just look like a picture of something with no link to anything. However, after a long time once the album and artists is well known, it is less of a necessity to have the track and act name on the poster as people will already know and associate the poster without the names to the track and act.
SHOULD THE IMAGE BE OF THE ACT OR A PIECE OF DESIGN WORK?
I believe that this can vary from poster to poster depending on what you want, for example, an act may want to have an image of themselves on the poster to let his audience know it is him; On the other hand, an act may just want a piece of artwork which people then associate their track to instead. This can vary depending on whether the act wants to push themselves forward or the track.
SHOULD THERE BE A COOMON THEME ACROOS THE POSTER AND CD COVER?
In my opinion, I think there should be a common link between the poster and CD cover so that when someone sees one out and about they will be able to remember the poster they saw the other day and realise this is the CD for it or the other way around. I believe if they do not link, people may struggle to associate the two and think they are unrelated.
DO YOU LIKE TO SEE A QUOTE AND/OR STAR RATING?
Personally, this is not necessary as music should be a personal preference so it does not matter what other people think.
SHOULD THE ACTS SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS BE ON THE POSTER SOMEWHERE?
To me, the acts having their social media accounts on their poster can bring lots of benefits. With the internet and social media being such a huge part of everyones lives, having an account which the acts can advertise on for free and reach a wide range of people will attract people. By putting these accounts on their poster it will allow people to search for them and find more to do with the act from their advertising on the accounts.
SHOULD THE RELEASE DATE AND WAYS OR PURCHASING BE SOMEWHERE ON THE POSTER?
These should be on the poster as this is what the poster was aimed for - to sell the CD. If these were not on there people would try to get the CD before it comes out and be let down or thin k that it isn't out yet. Another negative from not having these on the poster is that they may not have as many sales as expected due to people not knowing how to buy the CD or when they can buy it.
IS THE CHOICE OF FONT AND TEXT COLOUR IMPORTANT?
The choice of font and text colour can make or break a poster in my opinion. If the font and text colour do not appeal to people, then the poster will not be viewed in depth and remembered as the poster for that artists CD. However, if the not and text colour are good and very attractive, then the poster will be able to turn heads and gain more of an interest than what was probably expected.
I do not remember any particular album posters mainly because I would never pay attention to them or they would never catch my eye. The main way I would know about an album is by word or mouth over social media and artists talking about them rather than a poster that I've seen out and about.
HOW IMPORTANT IS A POSTER TO YOU DECIDING WHETHER TO BUY THE ALBUM?
I do not believe a poster is as important in this day and age as it used to be. With the internet allowing word of mouth to spread things faster and to a wider population, posters are becoming less of a necessity. Another drawback to posters is the cost, however, posting on social media sites is free so its becoming more attractive to artists as its cheaper and a single post can reach more people than one single poster.
IN YOUR OPINION WHAT MAKES A GOOD POSTER?
I believe a poster should be simple yet bold. It should be something that people would want to look up the details of. A good poster should have a single image which relates to the album but turns heads with a good contrast of colours to attract people to it.
HOW MUCH SPACE SHOULD THE ACT AND TRACK NAME TAKE UP?
I believe that the track name and act should be very visible so that people know what the poster is for and who its by. Without this, the poster may just look like a picture of something with no link to anything. However, after a long time once the album and artists is well known, it is less of a necessity to have the track and act name on the poster as people will already know and associate the poster without the names to the track and act.
SHOULD THE IMAGE BE OF THE ACT OR A PIECE OF DESIGN WORK?
I believe that this can vary from poster to poster depending on what you want, for example, an act may want to have an image of themselves on the poster to let his audience know it is him; On the other hand, an act may just want a piece of artwork which people then associate their track to instead. This can vary depending on whether the act wants to push themselves forward or the track.
SHOULD THERE BE A COOMON THEME ACROOS THE POSTER AND CD COVER?
In my opinion, I think there should be a common link between the poster and CD cover so that when someone sees one out and about they will be able to remember the poster they saw the other day and realise this is the CD for it or the other way around. I believe if they do not link, people may struggle to associate the two and think they are unrelated.
DO YOU LIKE TO SEE A QUOTE AND/OR STAR RATING?
Personally, this is not necessary as music should be a personal preference so it does not matter what other people think.
SHOULD THE ACTS SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS BE ON THE POSTER SOMEWHERE?
To me, the acts having their social media accounts on their poster can bring lots of benefits. With the internet and social media being such a huge part of everyones lives, having an account which the acts can advertise on for free and reach a wide range of people will attract people. By putting these accounts on their poster it will allow people to search for them and find more to do with the act from their advertising on the accounts.
SHOULD THE RELEASE DATE AND WAYS OR PURCHASING BE SOMEWHERE ON THE POSTER?
These should be on the poster as this is what the poster was aimed for - to sell the CD. If these were not on there people would try to get the CD before it comes out and be let down or thin k that it isn't out yet. Another negative from not having these on the poster is that they may not have as many sales as expected due to people not knowing how to buy the CD or when they can buy it.
IS THE CHOICE OF FONT AND TEXT COLOUR IMPORTANT?
The choice of font and text colour can make or break a poster in my opinion. If the font and text colour do not appeal to people, then the poster will not be viewed in depth and remembered as the poster for that artists CD. However, if the not and text colour are good and very attractive, then the poster will be able to turn heads and gain more of an interest than what was probably expected.
Friday, 12 January 2018
(Post 36) Planning- Ancillary Task 1- Digipak
ARE THERE ANY PARTICULAR CD COVERS YOU REMEMBER AND WHY DO YOU REMEMBER THESE?
I remember many CD covers due to my parents being big music fans and having book shelves full of CDs which I used to look through. The ones I can remember today include: Screamadelica (Primal Scream), Abbey road (The Beatles) and Nevermind (Nirvana). I remember these ones as they either attracted me at that age by being colourful and bold but I also remember some because they are famous and very unique. For example, Screamadelica had colours which attracted me, Abbey road is very famous so I see it about lots and Nevermind's cover is something that turns heads.
HOW IMPORTANT IS THE COVER OF A CD WHEN BUYING IT AND WHY?
I believe that nowadays, the album cover is not important at all, with technology and online albums people don't even have to see the cover before they can listen to them for free and see if they like it. in my opinion, most people now buy a CD or album online or in shop based on an artist rather than CD cover design. People may be attracted buy some in shops but they are unlikely to buy it if they don't know the artist. However, if they are attracted by it online, they will be able to listen and try it out for free so people are more likely to listen to an album based on the CD cover online as it docent cost them anything. On the other hand, I believe that before the internet CD covers were a big influence in buying CDs as they were pretty much all you could go from unlike today when you can research and find out details and listen for free.
WHAT MAKES A GOOD CD COVER?
To me, a good CD cover should be original and unique so people say 'that's that artists cover' rather than it being mistaken for other artists CD covers. The cover should be bright and bold to catch peoples attention and include something that people will remember and think about to keep it in their minds.
HOW MUCH OF THE COVER SHOULD THE ACT NAME AND TRACK NAME TAKE UP?
I believe that this should be something that varies depending on what the cover and design looks like and what the artist wants, as long as both are visible it doesn't matter in my opinion.
SHOULD THE COVER IMAGE BE THE ACT OF A PEICE OF DESIGN WORK?
Again, I believe this depends on the artist and can vary with what style they want. Personally, I think that this an image of the act is not a necessity as it is the Artists/bands name that people are more likely to recognise rather than an image of them.
SHOULD THERE BE A COMMON THEME BETWEEN THE 4 PANELS OR 4 INDIVIDUAL IMAGES?
I think that there should be a theme between the 4 panels as it looks smoother and more attractive. If each is a different colour for example, then it looks tacky and unattractive to me.
WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED ON THE INSIDE PANELS AND THE BACK PANEL?
I believe there should be a few things on the inside and back panels, these include:
- The tracks included with the CD
- Details about the tracks and act
- Tour details if needed
- Any promotions
- Links to digital copies
- Names of other CDs/Albums by the act
DO YOU LIKE TO SEE THE LYRICS INCLUDED?
I personally don't mind if they do because I believe that you can learn and know the words just from listening. However, if a book of lyrics is included inside I wouldn't complain.
SHOULD THE ACTS SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS BE ATTACHED TO THE DIGIPAK SOMEWHERE?
I believe that these things should be included with lots of other online links as technology and the internet is such a big part of peoples lives nowadays.
SHOULD THE IMAGES INCLUDED LINK TO THE TRACK, GENRE OF MUSIC, NAME OF TRACK ETC?
I don't think that this is a necessity as some of the most famous Cd covers do not include any of these. However, I believe that these are good things to link it with as it gives the audience an insight into the tracks and may attract them to buy.
IS THE CHOICE OF FONT AND TEXT COLOUR IMPORTANT?
This is very important as this is what attracts many people to the CD, if it is tacky then people are a lot less likely to want to go and pick it up.
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