DIGIPAK PLAN

This is our initial plan for the digipak, obviously the images will be edited on photoshop and they most certainly not be in stick form. The disk will have a JPEG image on it and their will also be an image on the pane behind the CD.

DIGIPAK TEMPLATE

This will be the format for our digipak, we will have a front cover, back cover, inside front cover and a place for where the disc goes. we are planning names for what the album should be called as we speek and the designing of the digipak should be well underway this week.   

PHOTO SHOOT CONTACT SHEET

PHOTO SHOOT

These are the images I managed to get with Darren and John (members of the band). The photo shoot was located at Ward Jackson park like expected, and a Nikon camera was used. I feel the photography was fairly successful and I managed to get a variety of shots from different places in the park using the scenery to my advantage.

We all went for the indie approach with the jumpers, big coats and skinny jeans. This was to match the genre of our band. In most of the photos I told the guys to show no emotion in their faces because I feel it makes a powerful photo. We went during our dinner break when the sun was shining so their was plenty of light for our shots. Although, the main issue we faced during the photography was the sun in our eyes which caused us to squint on some of the photos. Another problem we faced regarding the photo shoot was that some photos were blurry due to movement of the person taking the photos. He wasn't experienced with a camera which affected the shot quality massively, although some of the photos are really good and fit their purpose.

We focused on having Darren in the centre for every shot because he is the main actor/singer. This is so he has centre stage and the other band members are beside him. The scenery around us was taken into consideration and we used the pond and trees to our advantage. Most of the shots we used were either long shots or extreme long shots, we didn't use close ups because we wanted to show our clothing and the environment around us.

Out of the 82 images we managed to take, I had to analyse each one and pick the certain ones to use for my digipak and magazine advert. Below are my chosen images.

Chosen Images

This photo will be used on the front of our digipak.

This image will be on the back of our digipak.

This image will be used on one of the side panes of the digipak, it will also be cropped.

This image will also be used on one of the side panes of the digipak, and will also be cropped.

This photo will be used for my magazine advert and will be cropped.

This image will be used on the actual disk of the album.

SHOOTING SCHEDULE

Shooting schedule from ianjamiealexben

WHAT IS GENRE?

Genre is a key media concept, it will be necessary to consider when making our music video. Everyone has a varied taste in music, which is why genres are important in the music industry. For my coursework, I will need to pick a song belonging to a particular genre of music, and then I will need create a music video following the genres conventions. I will research different genres and their conventions to identify trends and further my knowledge. From my research, I also intend challenging typical conventions in my music video in order to make the product more interesting and original. I will also research particular audiences and make a audience profile of a particular fan of my chosen genre.

A musical genre is a category that identifies a piece of music as belonging to a set of conventions, ideas and traditions, etc. Examples include “pop”, “rock”, “indie”, etc. Each have their own trends, which evolve over time, such as sense of fun, bright colours, dancing, and catchy lyrics in pop music.

           

A genre can be broken down further into a subgenre, identifying more specific conventions – usually in terms of music.

Below is a table showing different genres broke down into subgenres based on my research:

TEST PHOTO SHOOT

In the studio, we didn't really have much to work with apart from big bright lights. So we used them to our advantage and did some test shots in preparation for our photo shoot. We moved all of the lights around and tested different shots.

We then thought about having the lights in the room off apart from the odd few to give this effect. This looks pretty good, but a bit too dark and you are only able to see the outline of the band.

We then tried with the flash on to give more lighting to the face, and it worked. This was the kind of thing we were aiming for. We wore indie clothing to represent the indie pop genre that our band is set around. 

We then tried the shot with the full band. We decided to show a blank emotion on or faces because that is the most stereotypical thing to do with an indie pop band.

We tried different things to try and get the best possible photo. We tried looking at Darren and walking away to create a bit of humour for the photo.

When we were messing around with the camera and trying out different things, we produced this. We feel that this was the best photo we took. The lighting on the photo looks really good only lighting half of my face. We are thinking that this could be the idea for our digipak, but with the full band (obviously).

From: Darren Parker <12130569 data-blogger-escaped-hpoolsfc.ac.uk="">

PLANNING THE PHOTO SHOOT

GATHERING ACTORS

 There was a discussion about who would be the main actor. Me and Darren were both prepared to be the main actor (who would do all of the lip syncing). In the end, we decided that it would be more efficient if Darren played the main role. This is because Darren is more familiar with The Courteeners song and this is the first time I have actually heard the song. This would make it difficult for me to lip syncing not knowing the words. Another reason behind this choice is that Darren suites the role more, he has more indie clothing and is much more confident in front of a camera, his girlfriend also plays his girlfriend in the music video so it makes much more sense. Before we started properly filming the music video, we had some test footage with the two of us lip syncing the song and we came to the decision that Darren did it better.

Although I wasn't the main actor, I was willing to be a member of the band. I decided to play the drums because initially there was only going to be the two of us in the band. Darren would play the guitar whilst singing. I have a bit of experience with playing drums so I felt that this was the best role for me. I have acted in numerous things other people and am not afraid to be in front of a camera.




As me and Darren were about to film, I managed to spot John pondering around college by himself. This was when I proceeded to ask him if he would like to take part in our music video which he agreed to do. The only thing he could do was play the guitar (although he couldn't actually play). I told him to try his best and make sure to move your fingers, and he actually pulled it off. I though John was the right choice of actors because he isn't shy and is beaming with confidence (as you can tell from his photo).

MAGAZINE ADVERT MOOD BOARD

Above is a mood board of different adverts advertising the release of albums by bands to a similar genre to the one we have chose for our music video which is indie pop/alternative rock. this should give me some inspiration and ideas to how to create my own advert.