Final Music Video

Below is our final submitted version of our music video, we all feel that it has hugely improved from our first draft. What contributed to this to the group as a whole being a lot more organised when it came to filming. An experienced lead singer (Max) who has been in other media projects added to the better, more professional video as a whole. Finally another key difference from the draft is that we all participated in the editing of the final video. When we edited the draft video, it was mostly edited by Jake which has not been the case for the final version. Overall myself and and everyone else in the group feel that we have produced a video that we are all proud of.

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Feel free to post some feedback on our final video!

Final filming photos

We all took various photos when before, during and after filming it shows that a lot of effort has gone into the filming process and preparation before hand. We also tweeted about with Jake's costume which on the draft was just a white t shirt, in the final version the costume was a hoody which we adjusted by the strings being tied together we decided that it would be best for the hoody to be worn unzipped without the strings tied. Max also brought with him a trilby hat with him which we asked Jake to try on to see what it would look like. In the end we decide it was best not to wear it as it would change his identity too much from the draft.
Overall filming felt much less pressured as we had prepared much better and due to the more detailed shooting schedule it made each shot much easier to capture. The camera that we used to capture the pictures was my camera which is a Nikon SLR D60 it enabled us to capture a variety of different shots whilst filming.  Jake also needed some pictures for his Digipak so he took photos of Jack and I captured some of Jake playing the drums which he used in his final filming. Our front man max was easy to work with as you just needed to tell him what he needed to do  and he would do it without a problem so it was a lot easier to capture all of the lip syncing. Max had also been in some other music video so he had an idea of what he needed to do this meant his singing looked more believable.

Final Digipak and Poster submitted

Final Digipak and Poster changes

I have made some changes based on my teachers feedback changes include re positioning of the logos on the poster. Balancing the track listings and an alternative front cover. I have added a catalog code to the spine as well.  When I was implementing these changes it also occurred to me that a lot of albums next to each track list the track duration so I added this as well. I feel although these changes are small they have made much improvement to the final design. I also did a version of the poster with the hmv and itunes logo removed to see if that looked better without them. One more thing ive added is by including a front cover version that is similar to the vampire weekend album contra layout. The font is very similar and the layout is the same.

Final Digipak and Poster (Before Final Improvements)

Note - Feel free to leave feedback on what you think of my poster and digipak.

This is my final digipak I have drastically changed my idea from the first draft following feedback that was given to me by my teachers. The idea behind it is that its set out like a day after a banquet, I wanted to get a different abstract picture of the setting instead of a normal picture. I used a Nikon SLR to take photos with long exposure which means more light would be present in the image. I also slightly moved the camera so that a blurred effect would happen. This gives the narrative that its from a drunken persons eyes on what they are looking at. I've tried to keep the digipak as simple as possible which I think has made it turn out quite effective. I had to change the idea for what I was doing for the 3 inside panel due to me unable to capture the shot I was planning to use. What I intended to do was a close up shot of a beer glass with it focused on the residue on the inside to illustrate it has just been drunk. The shots I took however did not turn out that well so I scrapped that Idea. 

My poster also uses the main image which has turned out quite well I thought. Information such as where you can buy it (shown by the Itunes logo and HMV logo) and the release date of the album are clearly shown to make it as effective as possible. It follows the rules of thirds with each section split up into 3 different parts. So I have made sure it follows the layout of existing posters.

Draft Video Shoot

Our video shoot started at 4:30 and we finished at 7:30, what we have learnt from having a short time constraint is that we need more time to shoot each individual shot. This was because some time was lost when we were looking on the storyboard. We combatted this issue by Jack telling me where each individual shot needs to be filmed whilst I set the camera up for the next shot. It also became apparent whilst filming that it would be hard to film some shots with the tripod so I filmed with my phone to gain some extra wide shots that we can use in the draft.

Changes that we will make when filming our final version is a more detailed shooting schedule that will ensure that filming goes along smoothly and quickly and that we are not wasting time. Furthermore as an extra precaution  we will film extra shots that we wont necessarily use this footage can then be used as a backup in case some of the shots we film don't work in the final version.

Mock up Poster

Digipak Mock up

This is my finished mock up for my Digipak, my inspiration from the rolling stones album has been used to my advantage for this mock up. The changes that I have made that has made this my own different Digipak. Instead of the cake being smashed to pieces in the back panel it has instead been completely eaten leaving just a plate with crumbs on. The other Idea I had was that if there was a CD to be included then it would be a quarter of a cake, this would match with the image that is on the left side on inside cover. Its simplicity and the contrast with red that I did in Photoshop gives its a slight vintage feel. I felt that it went quite well with taking the photos of the cake, however I did find using Photoshop 10 a bit overwhelming as I hadn't used the latest version before. Hopefully I shall get used to it so I will be able to do the final design of the Digipak.

Note. The top images would be the other way round if you were not aware.