Digipack Feedback Analysis

The feedback I got for my digipack was mostly positive but there were a few things that were brought up. I have used images off the internet as I havent taken pictures yet but ill be taking my own photos soon of my band members, so I will have to try keep the same style and mise en scene when it comes to my own images. I want to make sure my images are as good quailty as the ones iv picked from the internet and makes sure their suitable for the genre iv chosen. The models im using for my girl band will have similiar outfits to the girls shown on my draft digipack, but they might not be agsact as the people im using might not have the clothes I first want to use. However i will make sure there pretty close, so hopefully they will look the part giving a genuine believable image.

I would like to recreate the image of the girls being close together and some individual shots for the other sides to make it more interesting. I need to take many shots to see what best fits the style i want to use for the band. I would like to do this as it links into my music video locations as well. The cover image I have found and put onto the digipack I personally like but when it comes to my own cover picture it would be as bright and professional as this. I will try my best to make it look similiar as I like the style and it would fit the genre im doing. I will keep to a colour scheme so it all relates back to each other and isnt hard to look at. The covers inside will have an individual image of each band member on each panel with the same style as the front cover so it connects throughout.

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My backgrounds are going to be all the same on the digipack because I got feedback on how the draft wasnt linked together and each panel felt disjointed from the rest, so ill make sure each picture I take will use the same background and colours so they all relate to each other. I will also use the same colouor scheme thoughout the album as this will link it all back to each other and will be easy for the target market to see and understand.
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I forgot to add the two main songs that were featured on my advert onto the digipack song list, so ill have to remeber to add them and make sure theres 12 to 14 songs as thats the amount a Pop genre would have. The feedback I got for the fonts I used on the digipack were positive and connected well with the genre of the video and the girls im using. I will keep to the font style throughout the digipack and also onto the advert as this will connect well together and make it easy for the target market to know who they are.

Digipack Ideas

These are a few images that I want to include as backgrounds for my digipack and advert photo's. I want my music video to relate back to the original Little Mix 'Wings' video as this is my main inspiration for my the type of video im wanting to do. When it comes to the genre im doing I need to use the right style backgrounds that stand out and best fits the people im using to as this is another key factor I will need to think about when it comes to the pictures i take. So far from recording I have used these backgrounds for individual members of my band and this will relate well with the digipack and advert.

I chose a brick wall as a background as its simple but effective. This works well with my genre because its Pop and the person I used on this background stood out against it as her outfit is bright and also her make-up was natural and light. A picture on this would work well but I wouldnt use it for a front cover as I want something more stricking that will grab my target markets attention.

I also chose this background of graffiti as this reminds me of Pop music videos and the style of the genre im doing. I used this background for one of the band members as each person had a different background so the audience know who's, who. Also it uses bright colours and the person I used wore a bright top and jeans with natural but light make-up the same as the first person as this got the best look of the genre of the band. I think this background could be used for the digipack and advert but I think its a bit messy and its hard to get to for two of my band members so this idea couldnt work.

Ideas For Album Cover

Just to get an idea of what I might want my album cover to look like I have done a few quick mock ups on Photoshop, using photos from the internet and adding my band name to the cover to attempt to create something similar to the album artwork I want to use. These are two of my favourite pictures that would best fit the sort of genre and look im going for on my album cover and the type of font I might use, which allows me to see what font would work best with the style im going for.

I firstly crearted a quick mock up taking inspiration from Demi Lovato's album cover which I saw on the internet and thought it would fit the colour scheme I would like to use on my album cover as it best fits the genre im doing and also represents the girls in the band. Then I picked the type of font I liked and put it on the top of the photograph quite big to get the target markets attention. Iv positioned it at the top because this is one of the places I am thinking of putting my heading and this allows me to see what it might look like. I think the font and picture work well together but looks a bit plain. 

Secondly, I took another photograph I thought could fit the style im going for. This photograph is different as there laying on the floor with the camera above them which is a good idea for a cover but could be hard to do as i dont have the equipment to do this shot. I like how close the girls are which is a big part of my video as I want the audience to connect to the girls. I positioned the bands name differently this time to see what else I could do with it to make it stand out more and I think this lay out works well but I might have to keep moving it around untill I find the perfect position. I also changed the font style as this was my second favourite and I think it works well with the photograph.

Film Planning 2

Today I have chosen to do another section of the filming I need to do with Beth. I will do another minute of filming with her as she plays two parts in the music video so im doing the second person as I did the first one last time with a few extra shots for the video. I will be using the camera and tripod again and will be filming in the same location as I did before but I will give her a different background just to give it a different feel and make it more interesting. She will be wearing something different from last time as she is acting as another person. It is being filmed in the Lutterworth area again in school time as this is the best time to do it with Beth as she comes to the school when the other two of my band members don't. I will be doing close ups, mid shots and miming today and also some dancing to give some life and excitement to the video.

Magazine Analysis- 3

This advert iv picked is completely different from the other two I have analysed. The first obvious difference is the layout and font style used. The title is positioned in the top left hand cover and is separate from the image itself. The titles meaning links well with the photograph being showed as its elsewhere, therefore a bomb or casualty could be happening somewhere else and we don't even know about it. This could relate to the album itself as it could be a hint to what the songs are all about. I like how creative this photograph is as it gives some meaning to the cover and makes you wonder what its all about as the front cover is interesting and eye catching because of the colours used and also the drawings that are included in the photograph. This photograph doesn't really relate to the type of genre im doing but I found it interesting to look at and different to other adverts you find. It doesn't use much information on it but this shows how simple an advert can be and still be effective on the viewers. At the bottom of the page its quite plain and simple, using blacks and whites for the explosion that then floats into the air and opens up with all these different colours and drawings of various objects that people use to harm one another. The back ground is a plain light purple colour to make the main focus of the photograph stand out.

The font used for the title is clear and simple which connects with the picture as its simple laid out but in the main photograph it is very busy and uses many different pictures all in one. The font is kept simple as its vital for the reader to be able to see it as it gives them the name of the album. I will make sure that on my advert all my information will be clear and easy to read. This advert uses no data's or numbers or any extra information except the title as I think the artist/artists wants to get their name across and if the reader likes what they see they should just go buy the album straight away with no inside knowledge of what's going to be in the album. I personally would put a bit more information on the advert so the reader knows more about the new band im making, because as a new band you need to get your best look and information across to the audience before anyone knows about you properly. This advert is a risky move and it wouldn't be something I would consider doing at this stage.

I prefer an album cover or advert that uses a photograph of my band members, however this works well for this artist. The elements used in the photograph work well with the genre of the artist which is Funk, alternative Hip Hop and alternative Rock. They include particular words in the photograph that connect back to their album which I think is a good idea as it incorporates all parts of the advert and is a clever way to get across to the reader.

Magazine Analysis- 2

This magazine advert is for the release of Jessie.J's "who you are" album. On the advert she uses gold for her lettering as this is also shown on her album cover so she is carrying it across from her album onto the advert so it gets across to the audience better. By doing this it'll make it easier and quicker for viewers to know what their looking for when it comes to Jessie.J's as this is her style. I do quite like the font positioning in the middle and bottom half of the page as I would either want to place my title in the middle or top of the page as I think it gets the most attention in these two places. This would be ideally when coming to make my magazine as it allows the middle section to be used for the main image allowing plenty of space. The sizing and font style of the title is very striking as its quite big and shown in gold like she's wearing it as a necklace. Then slowly the writing gradually gets smaller giving you extra information about the artists new album and what you'll find in it. Each bit of information is separated by a white line which makes the advert look neat and organised. I think the simpler the advert the more effective it is to the audience. The use of heading explaining what each of these songs names mean allows the viewer to know what hits she's had so far. This will allow people to download these songs as they have already been in the charts or are coming out soon so people get a head start, leaving them with higher numbers of downloads. These fonts being used are found throughout Jessie.J's music so the fans already recognise her when she's being advertised, as this is her trademark font.
The main image on the page is a simple photo of Jessie.J. She is shown looking straight into the camera whilst she's singing and showing some kind of movement which makes it interesting to look at. This picture best describes Jessie.J as she's an outgoing person with a mixed of taste in music, but when she first came into the music business she was a little chavy and mainly focused on R&B which is shown by the clothing she's wearing and the style of make-up she's wearing. Her make-up is quite full on as her eye shadow is black and her lips are dark black to with a gold design on the left side of her lip. This all relates back to the colour and style font she uses on her cover as she likes to show her music through her album cover or magazine advert so its simple for the viewers to see what kind of artist she is. I like the connection made throughout the design and would be something I would attempt to do with mine and would like to try a landscape picture with all my band members in it. By using a dark Mise en scene it allows the text to stand out, also using a dark colour palette for the photo gives it a simple and effective look. My opinion taking inspiration from other album covers works well as it will allow new fans who haven't heard of my band before to recognise them through other peoples designs that relate back to mine. I was thinking of taking inspiration from a few different artists that work well with the style im going for. For example Rihanna's, Demi Lovato's new covers are bright and simple but show real photographs which is an element I would include when it comes to my advert.

Magazine Analysis- 1

I chose this advert because it was difficult to find any adverts that were good to analysis online, therefore the advert above my not be the right style or genre of the one I might like to create. However I like the way the picture is laid out, as it takes up the whole page allowing the audience to know who the adverts about which is the main aim of my magazine advert. I also like the how the information on the page is shown at the bottom in small writing to allow a large portion of the page to be specifically for the image. I do not like the yellow font used for the title I would particularly use it for my advert as it wouldn't fit in with the genre im going for. However with this genre the lettering works very well with the artists name and data's also information for the act which gives the advert a dramatic effect. By using minimal writing on the page it keeps it looking organised and not to busy to the eye which is an important factor when it comes to making a advert as it needs to be easy to read for the viewer as well as them being able to get information easily and quickly.

The main image of Gwen Stefani works well with the colours scheme of the page as its all whites and creams and a bit of yellow giving it a water paint effect that is unfocused as its slightly blurred around the edgy's of the painting. This style of artwork works well with the genre and the content of the songs on the album. The pose shown of her in the picture best describes her and the style of the album as she is shown as a queen on a thrown with a crown but really all she wants to do is party which is shown by the red lip stick and red behind her showing a different side to her. The text on the page blends in very well as it goes with the colour scheme and shows to be visible highlighting the main information being shown on the page.