I have been able to successfully analyze my music video. In doing so I have created a PDF Document in which you can view my analysis.
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Analysis of Finished Video
Saturday, 27 March 2010
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Goodbye
Today is the last, final, ultimate, last (oh look Ive already said that)day I do any form of filming or editing. It's been a long eight month period but I happy to say Ive finally finished the MAJOR part of my coursework. Although Ive really enjoyed filming I have had some downfalls whereby Ive walked out of lessons had arguments with my friends and cried in the worst of times. Its actually quite hard to say goodbye to you but I hope to see you soon.
Well Ive got to go before I start crying :( But Ive managed to write a song for you)
Goodbye My Friend
Hey this was really fun
We hope you like it to
Seems like we've just begun
When suddenly we're through
Goodbye, goodbye, good friends, goodbye
Cause now it's time to go
But, hey, I say, well, that's OK
Cause we'll see you very soon, I know
Very soon, I know (Film Studies)
Goodbye, goodbye, good friends, goodbye
Goodbye
And tomorrow, just like today
With me, the IMAC & the camera
We'll be waiting for you to Film and Edit
To Film and Edit, To Film and Edit
(Instrumental - Fade Out)
By friend I'm implying that the camera, IMAC and the blog are my friends. Best Friends in fact. BFFL - Best Friends For Life xxx
Monday, 15 March 2010
Final Products
All products are now complete. These products include the Music Video, Digi-Pak and Magazine Advert.
4FLAVA
Digi-Pak
Magazine Advert
4FLAVA
Digi-Pak
Magazine Advert
Drake - Succesful
It has been a long time since Ive used a song title as a post. Well I think its time I put it back in. This post has been title Drake 'Successful'. I decided to give it this title because I have completed all of my products and Media is something I want to pursue in the near future. Being successful in this would lead to many more successful things in the future. 'I JUST WANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL'.
Drake Successful
Drake Successful
Friday, 12 March 2010
Magazine Advert Construction
In order to show the examiner how I created my magazine advert I have decided to take print create and show my construction stages.
Step 1: I have decided to create my advert in Microsoft PowerPoint. For the simple that I am familiar with its tools and because many others are creating the advert in PhotoShop (which I do not know how to use) and wanting to use something different. Once PowerPoint was open I changed the page orientation from landscape to portrait and changed the background.
Step 2: Once I had taken all the images for my advert I saved them as a .jpg i a folder called Digi Pak Mag Ad Pics
Step 3:After selecting image I wanted to use I copy and pasted it into Paint.
Step 4: Using Paint I was able to edit the images the way I liked. In doing so I cut each member out of the full picture using the Select tool. In doing so each member appear on their own.
Step 5: Once the images were edited to my satisfaction I copy and pasted them into PowerPoint.
As you can see I have been able to edit the images so that the original background no-longer exists and non there is a transparent background. The images have also been PLACED into a square frame in order to make it easy to manipulate.
Step 6:
I have now placed a 1.5 (width) pink border around each image to make in stand out. I have also placed the images in right alignment and using the Ordering Tool (Send To Back/Bring To Front) I have been able to overlap the images.
Step 7: I then looked at different font types that I would like to used for the poster. In doing so I used Word Art and typed the same text several times in differnt fonts.
Step 8: I then started to input all the relevant information in order to create a Magazine Advert. This included release formats, dates, quotes extra. In addition I made sure that a music company logo was added to the advert to make it professional. I made the advert more attractive by making sure the elements above were in differnt alignments.
Step 1: I have decided to create my advert in Microsoft PowerPoint. For the simple that I am familiar with its tools and because many others are creating the advert in PhotoShop (which I do not know how to use) and wanting to use something different. Once PowerPoint was open I changed the page orientation from landscape to portrait and changed the background.
Step 2: Once I had taken all the images for my advert I saved them as a .jpg i a folder called Digi Pak Mag Ad Pics
Step 3:After selecting image I wanted to use I copy and pasted it into Paint.
Step 4: Using Paint I was able to edit the images the way I liked. In doing so I cut each member out of the full picture using the Select tool. In doing so each member appear on their own.
Step 5: Once the images were edited to my satisfaction I copy and pasted them into PowerPoint.
As you can see I have been able to edit the images so that the original background no-longer exists and non there is a transparent background. The images have also been PLACED into a square frame in order to make it easy to manipulate.
Step 6:
I have now placed a 1.5 (width) pink border around each image to make in stand out. I have also placed the images in right alignment and using the Ordering Tool (Send To Back/Bring To Front) I have been able to overlap the images.
Step 7: I then looked at different font types that I would like to used for the poster. In doing so I used Word Art and typed the same text several times in differnt fonts.
Step 8: I then started to input all the relevant information in order to create a Magazine Advert. This included release formats, dates, quotes extra. In addition I made sure that a music company logo was added to the advert to make it professional. I made the advert more attractive by making sure the elements above were in differnt alignments.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
How Effective Is The Combination Of Your Main Product And Ancillary Texts Part 2
As well as assessing the effectiveness of my Digi Pak I must also discuss the effectiveness of my Magazine Cover. Similar to the Digi-Pak, I search for a 4FLAVA original poster. In doing so this was my results (BELOW).
Although this was a goos idea, it was not what I wanted to achieve as the poster highlighted information for the band to be featured at a club. With this result I had to look long and hard for magazine adverts. This search was very difficult, therefore I made a search that included the similar information to what a Magazine Advert would hold. In doing so I searched for Concert Posters. I gained alot of feedback form this search which inspired me for my own Magazine Advert.
The following posters inspired me to create my magazine advert. Lilly Allen, Alicia Keys and Paramore.
Lilly Allens poster inspired me in regards to composition. When I saw this poster it allowed me to move away from the general magazine advert whereby the band of artist are in the middle of the page. In doing I created tester posters in order to give me an idea on where to place the images of the band.
Alicia Keys magazine cover allowed to arrange the text whilst placing images in bewteen them. Although the words have been divided up, audiences are still able to identify the words.
The same applies to Paramores poster. In Paramores poster the text has been placed vertical direction therefore following the portrait orientation of the page.
Below are my tester shoots showing how I have been able to develop my ideas.
Final Poster
When looking through my blog, you will notice that I have provided examples of official/real magazine adverts. In doing so it gives me and idea for my own product as well as highlighting the common conventions of a magazine advert. I have used the following conventions in my work. The name of the band, title of the song, release dates, pictures, formats, quotes etc.
When comparing my Final Poster to my tester posters I have added a background in order to make the information stand out. Apart from the general conventions listed above I have also added a website and a HMV Logo.
Although this was a goos idea, it was not what I wanted to achieve as the poster highlighted information for the band to be featured at a club. With this result I had to look long and hard for magazine adverts. This search was very difficult, therefore I made a search that included the similar information to what a Magazine Advert would hold. In doing so I searched for Concert Posters. I gained alot of feedback form this search which inspired me for my own Magazine Advert.
The following posters inspired me to create my magazine advert. Lilly Allen, Alicia Keys and Paramore.
Lilly Allens poster inspired me in regards to composition. When I saw this poster it allowed me to move away from the general magazine advert whereby the band of artist are in the middle of the page. In doing I created tester posters in order to give me an idea on where to place the images of the band.
Alicia Keys magazine cover allowed to arrange the text whilst placing images in bewteen them. Although the words have been divided up, audiences are still able to identify the words.
The same applies to Paramores poster. In Paramores poster the text has been placed vertical direction therefore following the portrait orientation of the page.
Below are my tester shoots showing how I have been able to develop my ideas.
Final Poster
When looking through my blog, you will notice that I have provided examples of official/real magazine adverts. In doing so it gives me and idea for my own product as well as highlighting the common conventions of a magazine advert. I have used the following conventions in my work. The name of the band, title of the song, release dates, pictures, formats, quotes etc.
When comparing my Final Poster to my tester posters I have added a background in order to make the information stand out. Apart from the general conventions listed above I have also added a website and a HMV Logo.
How Effective Is The Combination Of Your Main Product And Ancillary Texts Part 1
In order to assess the effectiveness of my Magazine Advert and Digi Pack I have decided to compare them to the original versions of 4Flavas example. In doing so, I am going to discuss the similarities and changes between my products and 4FLAVA's Product
Digi-Pak.
This was a challenging task as I have never created a Digi-Pak before but due to the fact that I had the right resources and examples I was able to create my own. My
Digi-Pak was created using a combination of the following programmes, PhotoShop, Paint and Microsoft PowerPoint. I used used Photoshop and Paint to edit the pictures and PowerPoint was used as the basis of the Digi-Pak where text was edited, images formatted etc.
Front Cover
Due to the fact that 4FLAVA is an Unsigned Band it was difficult finding a CD or Digi-Pak Cover. However, the image above gave me an idea towards my Digi-Pak. When looking at this image I then decided to create a Front Cover that featured the band as well as th name of the artists and song.
Below is a picture of my Digi-Pak Cover (LEFT) and to the (RIGHT) is the an image of 4FLAVA which I developed my ideas from.
Looking at both images, I have been able to capture the group through images and text. Other similarities include the font. In fact I chose this font prior to looking at the original image. I GUESS GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE. . When looking closely at my front cover I have added a glow effect over the band. In doing so it helps draw attention to the band. In turn the original band uses a shadow effect and ensures that the shadow is at a certain distance between each image. In addition, they have also used a pink glow effect around each band member. I have added a glow effect around the text.
Unlike the original image of 4FLAVA, I have also been able to capture the name of the single. In doing so it allows the audience to recognize the name of the song.
ADJACENT SIDES
Again I have captured the band members for the adjacent sides of the Digi-Pak. As you can see I have dedicated one side per band member. In doing so it allows audiences to see each band member. Each member is captured in a different pose with different props. The members have also quoted a personal message. I got this idea from the Destinys Child Survivor Album Cover.
I decided to develop my ideas using the example given. I chose to keep the white background. This was achieved on location whereby I positioned the members in front of a white curtain and told them to stand on a white sheet. Props were added (guitar and stool) were added to suit the genre of music and make the members more sassy. The double feature(double image) of each member was added when using PowerPoint. I copy and pasted the image onto the main existing image and then softened the edges of both images in order to make them blend in with each other. The double feature also creates a shadow effect. This was accomplished using the Formatting Toolbar. Prior to this images where edited on Photo Shop.
Back Cover
The back cover is also known as the track list. This was my own idea and was not developed from any other examples. Due to the fact that all Digi-Paks or CD Covers have track lists it was important that I did the same. Creating the track list was simple. I Edited my chosen picture in PhotoShop. Once again for consistency purposes I have used an image of the band in a different pose. On PowerPoint I softened the edges so that the list of the tracks could be seen clearly. Although I only created a music video for the first song on the track list (Untouchable) I have added additional tracks to the list. This includes three different versions remix, acoustic and instrumental. For a finishing touch I have also added a bar code to maintain a professional feel.
Digi-Pak.
This was a challenging task as I have never created a Digi-Pak before but due to the fact that I had the right resources and examples I was able to create my own. My
Digi-Pak was created using a combination of the following programmes, PhotoShop, Paint and Microsoft PowerPoint. I used used Photoshop and Paint to edit the pictures and PowerPoint was used as the basis of the Digi-Pak where text was edited, images formatted etc.
Front Cover
Due to the fact that 4FLAVA is an Unsigned Band it was difficult finding a CD or Digi-Pak Cover. However, the image above gave me an idea towards my Digi-Pak. When looking at this image I then decided to create a Front Cover that featured the band as well as th name of the artists and song.
Below is a picture of my Digi-Pak Cover (LEFT) and to the (RIGHT) is the an image of 4FLAVA which I developed my ideas from.
Looking at both images, I have been able to capture the group through images and text. Other similarities include the font. In fact I chose this font prior to looking at the original image. I GUESS GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE. . When looking closely at my front cover I have added a glow effect over the band. In doing so it helps draw attention to the band. In turn the original band uses a shadow effect and ensures that the shadow is at a certain distance between each image. In addition, they have also used a pink glow effect around each band member. I have added a glow effect around the text.
Unlike the original image of 4FLAVA, I have also been able to capture the name of the single. In doing so it allows the audience to recognize the name of the song.
ADJACENT SIDES
Again I have captured the band members for the adjacent sides of the Digi-Pak. As you can see I have dedicated one side per band member. In doing so it allows audiences to see each band member. Each member is captured in a different pose with different props. The members have also quoted a personal message. I got this idea from the Destinys Child Survivor Album Cover.
I decided to develop my ideas using the example given. I chose to keep the white background. This was achieved on location whereby I positioned the members in front of a white curtain and told them to stand on a white sheet. Props were added (guitar and stool) were added to suit the genre of music and make the members more sassy. The double feature(double image) of each member was added when using PowerPoint. I copy and pasted the image onto the main existing image and then softened the edges of both images in order to make them blend in with each other. The double feature also creates a shadow effect. This was accomplished using the Formatting Toolbar. Prior to this images where edited on Photo Shop.
Back Cover
The back cover is also known as the track list. This was my own idea and was not developed from any other examples. Due to the fact that all Digi-Paks or CD Covers have track lists it was important that I did the same. Creating the track list was simple. I Edited my chosen picture in PhotoShop. Once again for consistency purposes I have used an image of the band in a different pose. On PowerPoint I softened the edges so that the list of the tracks could be seen clearly. Although I only created a music video for the first song on the track list (Untouchable) I have added additional tracks to the list. This includes three different versions remix, acoustic and instrumental. For a finishing touch I have also added a bar code to maintain a professional feel.
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