Album Artwork Analysis- 2

This is the album artwork for Daft Punk discovery which was one of their album covers. I chose this piece of artwork as its very simple to the eye but I like the two layers of colour on each individual letter of the title. Seeing I want to use a lot of colour on my cover this particular piece of artwork stood out to me, even though its a small amount of colour being used it still stands out and gets my attention. This artwork shows that the album is all about colour and originality as the band members aren't shown on the front cover which is normally used on band covers. I like this idea but I do think it looks a little plain but works well with the sort of genre of music they do. Daft Punk is electric music that is also known as house music which goes well with the lettering font as its static like its moving on the page as its blurry like its electric and slowly moving into different shapes. The background of the picture is black but lighter around the title which shows the letters being very bright and makes the bands name stand out even more. I think this all contributes to the cover looking sharp and edgy which is done by the editing making the words glow on the page and the small amount of colour under the letters blasts out giving it a electric feel. As the genre of the band is electric you would expect to see something bright and illuminous on a dark background so you can get the whole affect of the feel of the electric music. The colours of the letters contrasts with the black ground and that makes the colours stand out more from behind the letters which makes it eye catching.

The bold, but very edgy look of the band name goes well with the electric effect we see going on in the over all photo. This gives an impression that the title has been done recently on a moving object like speakers as the font of the title looks shaken and wobbly like its been made this way to get the best effect. The name of the band is shown in the middle of the page as there are no other images on the page so this is the main feature which is shown quite big so it'll get the audiences attention. This technique could be hard to do unless you do it right but I like the idea of it as it would fit in with the style im going for.

Overall I find the album cover very inspirational as it shows me how to use colour on a page to make it get the best effect and make it come across to the audience well which I might include when making my digipack.

Fonts

I have chosen this font because it uses bubble lettering which I find interesting and it stands out and look very girly which would fit in with the genre im doing and the type of girls im using. I also like the shaping of the letters as there different and I like the love heart dot for the 'I' as it doesn't show up on other album covers in this genre so it would make my band stand out more. Im not to keen on having no colour in the title as I want it to be bold and bright so this might not work for my design.

I have also chosen this font that is the same as the one above just filled in, in black because it stands out more compared to the other one to me and I like the style of the letters they would fit the genre im doing as well as the band style im going for. The shape of the letters are different and I particularly like the love heart dot for the 'I' as it connects to the personalities of the girls im using for my girl band and the relationship they have. i would change the colour of the letters though to a bright colour to fit with the Pop genre.

I chose this font because I like how the 'T' and the 'L' stand out as there is capital letters and the rest are in lower case which shows the bands name as being important. Also the bold black letters get your attention and would stand out to the target market im going for. The shaping of the letters is eye catching and are positioned neatly which I like when it comes to writing. This font could be used for the album title and magazine advert.

I chose this font because I thought it was a bit different to the others I had picked and I wanted to see if this could fit in with the genre and girls I have chosen for my band but I don't think it will work as it reminds me of comic book writing and it wont fit in with the style im doing for my band.  I do like how they make each letter a different size which makes the font stand out but its very kiddy I think.

I chose this font as I have used it before and I thought it would have a good effect of the target market im going for. I like how its all one size and lines up together making it look neat and not messy like the one above. I also like the bubble style look it has to it, this gives it a girly feel and relates to the band members personalities which is vital when it comes to showing who they are on album covers and magazine adverts.

I chose this font as its very girly because of the style of the lettering and the lover heart used for the dot on the 'I' this would look good on my cover and would best describe the band. I like the 'G' as its different to any of the other fonts and fits best with the style and genre im using for my band. This is one of the fonts I am considering to use when it comes to my final design.

I chose this font randomly as it reminds me of comic books and the kind of style that would be thought when you say the word lazer lights but I don't think it will fit the genre im using and the band members im using to as it doesn't best fit their look and personalities, it wouldn't look right on the front of their album cover or magazine advert.

Film Planning

Today I am starting recording for my music video. I am going to start with Beth as she comes to Lutterworth and the background I want to use for her character is in the Lutterworth area. I will be doing the first minute of my music video because of the weather as its cold and don't want to be outside for to long so I will split her filming into three different days. Each time I will get her to wear something different as they'll be many different shots of her because of the style of the video im doing. I will be using a camera and tripod to film her as ill be doing close ups and mid shots of her and need the camera to be stable at all times so I get the best quality shots as I possible can. I will be able to change the hight I want the camera to be in with the tripod giving me more options on what to do. Beth will be wearing a flower top and jeans with her leather jacket for these first few shots.

Draft For Advert

Draft For Digipack

Album Artwork Anaylsis - 1

This is the front cover for the Parade girl band that was released in 2009. The presenting image itself could be described as fun, exciting and cheerful which shows that the girls are very close with each other as their shown to be close together by their body language, leaning on each other. Also each individual girl looks straigh into the camera showing a big smile on their faces for facial expressions to show their "happy" and "confident" in them selves. First looking at the photograph the image looks quite simple and bland likes theres nothing to it but if you look at it in more detail by segmenting each part I can see that the photo itself has more of a meaning to it than you would first believe. The main image is of the girls standing in a line together but the image could of been done in a completely different way by taken and individual picture of each band member then placing them next to each other to make it more effective to the eye, this links into the type of music video they do as well as the sort of genre style. The Pop, dancey music they create for their videos is fun on the ears and creative to the eyes and can sometimes link back to the album artwork. The band is placed in a certain way, close together with the tallest in the middle and the blondes on the end to express their style as in their music videos their placed like this quite a lot of the time. By doing this it makes sure all the girls are equal so their all shown on the same scale to express to the audience their one girl group and no ones singled out to the others. This makes it interesting to look at as its simple to the eyes and the bands name stands out in a bold bright colour. Each girl is standing in a different way that best describes their personality which shows a fun expressive style that works with the genre fo music. The reason I feel this image has worked is because it uses bright interesting colours and best fits the Pop girl band stereotype. Many girl bands are shown in bright colours and stylish clothing as this stands out aslo they are usually shown standing in a line showing their freindship and closeness. The girls make it their own as they all do different movements in the picture so they dont all look the same.
The colours used are farily bright and colourful which best fits the genre of music and the image of the girl bands style that is often a use of bright eye catching colours. These colours found on the cover of the album are usually appropriate to the style of music Pop. Colours like pinks, whites, light oranges and reds are found of all Pop albums so the target market know what their looking for when you walk into a music shop. The general layout of the album cover has been kept minimalistic. The typical title of the band/album is shown in the center of the page which is contrasted well with the simplistic photo of the girls in the background as they stand out through the title. The foreground of the bold pink title grabs the audiences attention and draws them in to then see the photo of the girls in the background.
To conclude, I think this cover works well in its own genre because of the colours being used and the position of the band members. The idea of a simple and effortless edited image that does give a lot of information to the reader is something I am keen on doing. I would properly place the title in a different position to make it look more effective and make the image the main focus of the page whilst the title doesnt feature as big, so my target market can see the band members better to make them understand them more.

Album Cover Ideas

I came across this picture when I was looking on some blogs and this one catched my attentions as the colours being used are a good blend of pinks and creams that really stands out. The title of this cover is passion pit and looking at the colours used it best describes the meaning of the title and what's happening in the picture. I like the simplicity of the picture and the girly feel that matches the style I want that compliments my bands persona of being close and girly which will appeal to my target audience/target age range, this brings the personalities and feel of the music together opening up to everyone.The colours used and the way its set out with the bright light in the back is the sort of style im wanting to use for my cover and best relates to the characters I will be using in my music video. The music video is very fun and surreal as it doesnt really relate to the lyrics of the song through out the video. This is the sort of image im trying to use when it comes to the video and front cover.


This is one of my favourite artists and I came across this album cover of hers when I was looking up the sorts of pictures she uses for her albums and this one stood out to me the most as its a bright coloured picture that relates to the sort of style im wanting to use for my front cover. The reds, pinks and yellows all blend together and give a girly feel to the picture. The lettering on this is interesting and gets my attention as it uses different colours through each letter and changes from bold to regular which has gave me more of an idea on the type of font I want to use on my cover as I want it to be bold and big so it gets the target audiences attention. I will be using three girls on my front cover compared to one on here but it will have the same style and look to it. The layout will similiar with the smaller person in the middle and the other two and the side of her showing how close they are.

I picked this simple picture as it gives a dark side to the type of album cover and music video I want to make but I like the simplicity I could make of the cover and it could still get the attention of the audience. White and black pictures interest me to as they give a different meaning to a picture and reminds me of the oldern days when they used white and black pictures all the time and it gets the shot better of how people feel and the location its taken. The brightness of the picture gets the main object of the photgraph which would be he girls in my band and this could work very well. This is another idea of mine that im not completely certain on but think it could work and should be a possible though.