tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39692520086298486372024-02-20T10:01:57.121-08:00Toby Corton's Year 13 Media BlogWest Hatch Media Studies A2 Level 2011http://www.blogger.com/profile/02100163659517057519noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969252008629848637.post-86042006804304594272011-04-08T07:27:00.000-07:002011-04-22T07:28:49.845-07:00Evaluation<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-J_IZ12utSo" title="YouTube video player" width="640"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969252008629848637.post-7909983373231564972011-04-07T15:56:00.000-07:002011-04-10T16:06:46.256-07:00AdvertHere is my final advert for my artists Album:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As you can see I have used the same fonts throughout the construction of my media products which I believe helps to identify Ellie as a musician and by doing so creates an association between this font and Ellie. I have tried to keep it really simple as I didn't want to clutter it with information that would detract from the ultimate intention which is to sell/advertise the album.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969252008629848637.post-20887923816402237462011-04-07T15:48:00.000-07:002011-04-10T16:06:20.004-07:00Final Album ArtworkHere is my final choice of front cover and my back cover:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I chose this front cover for various reasons. Firstly the eye contact between the artist and the customer is really engaging and will draw customers in. I also really like the mis-en-scene. The combination of the sophisticated fur shrug and the slightly tussled hair is a nice contrast that will appeal to her target audience. The misty forest setting gives the image a very organic and natural feel which will appeal to her audience. I position the subject to use the natural light to create this halo behind her head, which along with the setting gives a really etherial quality. I have obeyed the usual conventions of a debut album, by making it self-titled (artists name is album name), by having her name as the largest text on the page and by including a picture of the artist like both Kate Nash and Adele did with their debuts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The back cover adds to the rustic, home-made style, using ripped wallpaper and the hanging frame. The font I used for the track names is the same as I have used throughout her website and advert. I have used the conventions of having her record labels logo, copyright information, a track list, a barcode and the artist website address. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969252008629848637.post-55915816152428087942011-04-07T15:28:00.000-07:002011-04-10T16:06:02.200-07:00Final Album Artwork<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Here are my final album artwork and I am really pleased with the out come. They really fit with Ellie's Image and they are fitting with the other elements. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxn9zgBsmj-mwqBRtjYt0q87oUr9Na19PCvNFIbM79ap6VcM00cJKOsbqd1bJgsnMxMA5BMVN63NItv_DE3dPZEEF-Vgd0IWa-Uvh0HAvyFJpYIwXGCsDF65vXZZyqUGoTRAoXQS7LCE/s1600/ellie1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxn9zgBsmj-mwqBRtjYt0q87oUr9Na19PCvNFIbM79ap6VcM00cJKOsbqd1bJgsnMxMA5BMVN63NItv_DE3dPZEEF-Vgd0IWa-Uvh0HAvyFJpYIwXGCsDF65vXZZyqUGoTRAoXQS7LCE/s320/ellie1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969252008629848637.post-35688934318398248232011-04-06T03:30:00.000-07:002011-04-10T16:04:23.849-07:00Album Artwork Summary<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">After doing research into album arts and the different conventions they must adhere to, I have decided that in order create the right style and image for my artist there are some certain things I need to do. I have been particularly inspired by the album art of Kate Nash, as I believe that Ellie falls into a very similar genre. </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Kate Nash has a very bubbly and youthful personality that is shown in her music and I believe that Ellie is the same, although her music would appeal to an older market as well. This is something I had to consider when choosing the font for her brand logo/name. I had to get the right mix between youthfulness and fun, and class and maturity so that it enables her to appeal to a wide audience or age range. I also wanted the font to be lasting so when you see that style or font in years to come it would be associated with my artist. </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">One thing I noticed whilst looking at album art, websites and adverts was that there is often an ancillary font. Whilst I wanted to convey a more grown up and classic feel with the “logo,” I wanted my ancillary font to be a juxtaposition that evokes an innocent and youthful feeling. The two fonts I have chosen are a completely different. I wanted them both to have a handwritten style, to give real and raw connotations, avoiding an overproduced look. I decided that I wanted the second font to be more like a child’s writing. I decided this when I listened to some more of Ellie’s music and talking to her about what her inspiration was. I found that the common theme was her youth (teen years) and I wanted to exaggerate this idea in my font choice. </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">When thinking about her image I really wanted to play on the idea of her British/English nationality, as being British is a very fashionable at the moment, with many people liking the idea of tea drinking classic Brits. They enjoy the romanticism of it all. I like the idea of the back cover being a wall from an old English house, with worn floral wall paper and a gold photo frame, that may hang slightly wonky. This will hopefully convey a very rustic image, that is commonly seen within her genre. An example could be Angus & Julia Stone’s “Down the Way.” It uses a really old photo that looks like it has faded in the light, which gives it real authenticity. I might achieve this look on album art by decreasing the saturation level and maybe adding a tan coloured filter. </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLn3wtB7FGk-tK2XW8o4FOxsGdw8bizRADZ4sSBaUJWsbrFpGob4ZSRuL_wTW9HqhiAJzonFh0t0hdMrR1URA68MEGy_eXSFVQr-JRjJNNmSBmTqNmpCNzRnoD6IykcusSFg5Nj7KCP0k/s1600/angus+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLn3wtB7FGk-tK2XW8o4FOxsGdw8bizRADZ4sSBaUJWsbrFpGob4ZSRuL_wTW9HqhiAJzonFh0t0hdMrR1URA68MEGy_eXSFVQr-JRjJNNmSBmTqNmpCNzRnoD6IykcusSFg5Nj7KCP0k/s640/angus+.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">During my research process I noticed that an artist’s debut album is often self titled. This is done as the debut album is an introduction to this new artist, so their name being the only text gives it real significance. This is something I will employ on Ellie’s Album. I have also decided that because it is her debut album I am going to use an image of her as the front cover, this is to introduce her visually, so that we establish her “look.” I want the image to be really natural and for it to have this an aged and authentic feel to it. </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Along with the above the I noticed particular conventions I will have to include: </span></span></div><ul><li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Barcode on back cover</span></span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Record Label Logo</span></span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Copyright Information</span></span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Artist Name</span></span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Album name </span></span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Track List (numbered, or in order of play)</span></span></li>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have also created a small abbreviated version of the logo, that would be used on the drum skin and merchandise.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969252008629848637.post-84466881941123110292011-03-30T15:59:00.000-07:002011-03-31T01:52:11.141-07:00Final Album Images<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I have edited all of my images and using photoshop and I have cropped them so that the proportions are correct for the Jewel CD case, and for the digipak. I have two different varieties of image, ones shot at the cafe and ones that I shot in the forest. I have decided to use the forest Images for the Album cover, and the ones shot in the cafe for the Single. Here are my images: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I am now going to add my text in the chosen fonts to create my final product.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969252008629848637.post-32181335031209508642011-03-30T15:56:00.000-07:002011-03-30T15:56:51.801-07:00Album Artwork- Photos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the photos I have taken for my album artwork. I am going to use photoshop to edit them to create my final product. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969252008629848637.post-78663177009406769772011-03-30T15:29:00.000-07:002011-03-30T15:29:10.445-07:00The Beatles- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJqp-DVAFfg5OMwpn1hCIbGKKfotxk8fx9AkngikWUZ5wHYfwXxc32nU_g_Q-0WXmk3XXiahxhZsNUoI9ufULpiKnuvG0UnniycH2iGGbsO_nS8fkmL3WfwagkrC1f9gDO7MH0j8yY8M/s1600/beatles+front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJqp-DVAFfg5OMwpn1hCIbGKKfotxk8fx9AkngikWUZ5wHYfwXxc32nU_g_Q-0WXmk3XXiahxhZsNUoI9ufULpiKnuvG0UnniycH2iGGbsO_nS8fkmL3WfwagkrC1f9gDO7MH0j8yY8M/s1600/beatles+front.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To help me understand the codes and conventions that are needed within album art I decided to look at this revolutionary and iconic Beatles album. Here are my notes on what I found:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969252008629848637.post-45118041213680866662011-03-30T15:07:00.000-07:002011-03-30T15:49:56.615-07:00Artist's Website- Research<div style="text-align: justify;">With advances in technology and the development of the internet the way we access music has changed too. These changes mean the way artists/ bands promote themselves has had to alter also. As part of the supporting task I have decided to create a website for my artist. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Websites allow artists to promote themselves online, acting like a virtual business card almost, but it also provides somewhere for existing fans to keep up to date with what the band is doing, when the text gigs are and if they have new material soon to be released. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To help me create my website I have decided to look at some artist/band websites, this will give me a deeper understanding of what to include and how to compose my website. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Below are some websites I have looked at and my thoughts and feelings about them:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Adele- http://www.adele.tv/home</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCOnX427N1VanlC-ogqx5J_77TrvGJHnSv_N9bD4u39MFd8LvU91-UQtak4gqTHD_A8N8ZLgetx68it81iMPLnURlN0pMHAKnqsNixD7Sy8gVG09YQK4n9L4mIOB-lMyz0KUxlqWQ6x4/s1600/adele%2527s+website.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCOnX427N1VanlC-ogqx5J_77TrvGJHnSv_N9bD4u39MFd8LvU91-UQtak4gqTHD_A8N8ZLgetx68it81iMPLnURlN0pMHAKnqsNixD7Sy8gVG09YQK4n9L4mIOB-lMyz0KUxlqWQ6x4/s640/adele%2527s+website.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">This is a very simple yet classic website design. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I like the layout using boxes over the top of a faint image of the artist. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The way the image used for the album cover is echoed in the background gives us a continuous and consistent representation of the artist.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Artists name is biggest thing on page. Important as it needs to be the first thing we see. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">sophisticated/ grow up colour scheme</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Mailing list</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">videos integrated to home page</li>
</ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The XX- http://thexx.info/</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2Ds1Hc3245H3zFO4PLxTrC1y-wm7bcpfwYLglr3SFGav42lHWyQ1B_kWIuRj5vAxDgMuujQxTZWbUEKKkS8XR4P-Ro8JQJciO2RIKO3C2DQZxAeUnLxyYs2eyVE0Q3nBPS5xrCTgC3c/s1600/xx+website.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2Ds1Hc3245H3zFO4PLxTrC1y-wm7bcpfwYLglr3SFGav42lHWyQ1B_kWIuRj5vAxDgMuujQxTZWbUEKKkS8XR4P-Ro8JQJciO2RIKO3C2DQZxAeUnLxyYs2eyVE0Q3nBPS5xrCTgC3c/s640/xx+website.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">Less conventional that Adele site.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Strong brand- X in the centre with footage behind it</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Brand colour scheme used (black &white) used throughout album art, videos and merch.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Simple Links</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Newsletter sign up, like adele's </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">option to play track </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">links to myspace page, itunes and amazon</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">contact info</li>
</ul><div style="text-align: justify;">I have noticed that a lot of artists also have a merchandise website attached where fans can order official products. For this reason I have decided to look at the format of "The XX" shop.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In keeping with the artist image and style the shop is very simple with a continuation of the black and white colour scheme. It has the artists logo at the top and all produce has the artist logo incorporated. By looking at this I have had lots of ideas for my website for Ellie and I now feel confident that I can create a website that promotes my artist whilst being in keeping with my artist image and brand. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969252008629848637.post-42346643921912740552011-03-30T14:34:00.000-07:002011-03-31T02:05:36.597-07:00Nirvana- Nevermind<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3NfrQME2hWSmnQb3e9ll3ednLL7ru8jCgYLRHDFqTWQkKligp2aRdMyREgEAfpD_eHGeKqfsGuZt23mpzCnbOWWyhpVZzdKUmYrW86M8FBahOp4474SclhyphenhyphenppDSoW4mGfEKRJt6k-y7o/s1600/nirvana+nevermind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3NfrQME2hWSmnQb3e9ll3ednLL7ru8jCgYLRHDFqTWQkKligp2aRdMyREgEAfpD_eHGeKqfsGuZt23mpzCnbOWWyhpVZzdKUmYrW86M8FBahOp4474SclhyphenhyphenppDSoW4mGfEKRJt6k-y7o/s640/nirvana+nevermind.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I have decided to look at Nirvana's "Nevermind" album as it was an innovative and groundbreaking album. Here are my notes below:</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Although my artist is nowhere near the same genre as Nirvana, I believe that I have learnt a lot from the composition of this album art, and the fonts used to create the band image. </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969252008629848637.post-19581253034339313282011-03-30T14:28:00.000-07:002011-03-31T02:04:59.867-07:00Oasis- Definitely Maybe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I have decided to look at one of an Oasis album cover as they are one of the biggest british bands of all time. Oasis lead the way in the "Brit Pop" movement of the early 1990s, drawing on influences from successful bands of the 1960s, such as The Beatles. Their songs were brilliantly written and had were intended to make statement about what was occurring culturally, politically and musically in the UK at the time. This movement was a combatant for the invasion of American grunge bands that was happening at the time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I believe that we can draw parallels between that movement and the current situation in the UK music industry. Towards beginning of this millennium the UK market was saturated with hip-hop, R 'n' B and Pop artists coming over from America, but since 2006 we have seen a revival of British music, with new artist such as Adele, Lily Allen and Tinie Tempah making the debuts. I believe that we are now in a Golden Age of British Music, with more British artists succeeding in "breaking america," and I think that the way Adele's new album has dominated world charts going straight to number one in more than 20 countries so far, with one of the tracks "Someone Like You" having a record breaking 9 consecutive weeks at number one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I think that my artist fits into this new age Brit Pop movement and I therefore thought it would be a good idea to look at some of Oasis' Album art. Here are my notes below:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969252008629848637.post-18268341451605449982011-03-30T08:56:00.000-07:002011-03-30T10:10:25.926-07:00Album Artwork- PhotographyI have decided that I want to have a link between the location for the setting for my music video and my album artwork, for that reason I took the photos for my album artwork whilst filming our video. I have done some rough sketches of my ideas for:<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"></div><ol><li>The advert</li>
<li>My album art/ digipak </li>
<li>the website</li>
</ol>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969252008629848637.post-75134017998838178282011-03-30T08:35:00.000-07:002011-03-30T08:35:05.764-07:00Font Research<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I went on 1001fonts.com and searched through the fonts and made a list of fonts that I think suit my artist and her image. I was conscious that the fonts have to fit with the images, I therefore have chosen a variety different styles, that communicate Ellie's Image.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">To help me in the process of creating my Album Artwork for Ellie Tanner, I have decided to look at Kate Nash's "Made of Bricks" album. I have chosen to look at Kate Nash because as an artist she falls into a similar genre to that of Ellie. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This is Kate Nash's Debut Album and the artwork is really important as it is the first impression we get of her as an artist, before we even hear her music. For this reason her name is larger than the title of the album, because it is introducing her and establishing her brand. This is a convention I have seen in many other artist's debut albums, like the ones below:</span></div></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>All of these debut albums have the artist/band name as the only text on the cover. This is due to the importance of establishing who the band are, as artists and people. The style of font used is also important as it helps to portray the artist image. The style of font used for the text on Nash's Album has a handwritten and very informal feel. It portrays a very playful feel and we would expect to this theme to be carried on through her music.<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In the foreground of the album we have the artist, with her back to the audience but she is facing around. This gives the feeling that she is going/ walking somewhere, but by turning her head towards the audience it is as if she is inviting us to go to this place/ on her musical journey with her. Her pose is an allusion to that of the iconic Marilyn Monroe (below), who was one of the sexiest pinups of the 20th century.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The artist clothes in this cover convey a sultry and sexy feeling. This because red carries connotations of sex, passion and love, but also anger and fire. I believe that this is a statement about her music but also her personality, as Kate Nash's lyrics are very playful and romantic but also fiery, feisty and punchy, especially the "foundations" track. </div></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In this cover I think Nash wanted to convey her pride of where she has come from. I think she has done this through the background. The house is quintessentially english and with the red clay tile roof, and white wood window frames. The house almost looks like a dolls house, which also adds to the playful feeling. The pruned hedges have middles class connotations and therefore could be an allusion to the artist background. These structured hedges are contrasted against the overgrown grass and daisies. </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It is noticeable that Kate Nash is superimposed and I think that the designer has done this on purpose as a postmodern technique making us aware that what we are looking at isn't real. It's done to show us that they aren't pretending it is either. </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">To help me when I create my back cover for my album, I have also looked at the back of "Made of Bricks" to see how the Kate Nash's production team created a cohesive packaging. </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">There are certain conventions that I will need to adhere to when creating my back cover, such as a barcode, track list, copyright information and record label logo. These will all be things that I will look to include when I create my back cover. </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The playful writing used on the front cover is carried over to continue the artists brand image. As a whole it is a very simplistic back cover, but I think it works well with the front cover as the front cover is fairly complex so it is made for purpose. It isn't made as a piece of art it is more for function. This idea is something that I will keep in mind when I create my album designs. </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">As a whole I really like this album and the playful concept. The text used has inspired me to use a similar font in my designs as it will contrast well with the logo/ brand font of Ellie Tanner. </span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969252008629848637.post-10077578217330963412011-03-29T02:59:00.000-07:002011-03-29T02:59:35.570-07:00EditingToday I worked on editing our film. I worked on adding effects to create the sepia/ old film grain feel of some of the footage. This idea was inspired by old/rustic cinematic style used in Angus & Julia Stone's "Mango Tree".<br />
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To do this I cut the footage in Final Cut and then exported it into iMovie. Using iMovie I then added the old film grain and then imported it back into final cut.<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969252008629848637.post-76419895744924127162011-02-14T05:58:00.000-08:002011-02-14T05:58:15.622-08:00Album Artwork FONTToday to help me in preparation to create my album artwork I have decided to do some research into fonts. I wanted to find a font the suited with the image of Ellie and conveyed the style of her music. I will post the results of research later.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969252008629848637.post-82448295406877123242011-02-02T09:11:00.000-08:002011-03-30T14:38:35.600-07:00Research Into Album ArtworkTo find out different ways of making my album stand out from others, I decided to go to HMV, a high street retailer of electrical entertainment goods. At HMV I looked at all the different albums on the shelf so that I would have some idea of the surroundings in which my final album design will sit in. I took some pictures, so that I can analyse which albums stood out and why. Here are the pictures:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From this research I can tell that if the album artwork is of a higher contrast with bolder colours they tend to stand out more. Although bright and bold colours will help to grab the attention of consumers, it may not be in keeping with our artists style or image, so in my designs I am going to try and incorporate both the element of high contrasts while still remaining true to my artists image.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969252008629848637.post-63535071214518775692011-01-31T05:35:00.000-08:002011-01-31T05:35:17.383-08:00Album ArtworkAlbum artwork has developed since it was first used on vinyl sleeves. Columbia Records were one of the first to use album art with their artist and in 1938 they hired their first Art Director, Alex Steinweiss. Alex Steinweiss is credited with inventing the concept of album covers, and album art. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">After his initial efforts at Columbia, other record companies followed his lead. By the late 1940s, record albums for all the major companies featured their own colorful paper covers in both 10-inch and 12-inch sizes. Some featured reproductions of classic art while others utilized original designs. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Artists began to use their album covers to make a statement of intent, either about their album or their artists themselves. Notable examples include; The Beatles' <i>Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band </i>and Pink Floyd's <i>Dark Side of the Moon. </i></span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Album artwork was originally used on vinyl sleeves and since then the way we listened to music has changed vastly. The two main types of hardware now used to listen to music now are CDs and portable devices. So to adapt to the new formats, album art has been digitized. This enables album art to be displayed and sold with the digital download, through the likes of iTunes and the iTunes store. In an increasingly competitive industry album artwork needs to catch the attention of the consumer, as this could be the difference between the consumer purchasing or not purchasing the album. For this reason I am going to HMV to look at the the shelves to see what albums stand out. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969252008629848637.post-85692996276811112752011-01-18T17:39:00.000-08:002011-01-31T05:46:58.955-08:00First Video Shoot- 19th JanuaryThis wednesday we are filming our some of the footage we need for our music video. I have assigned us all roles so that the video shoot runs smoothly and to make sure that we all have responsibilities. One of my roles is to manage the props, so based on our story board and my shooting plan I have made a checklist of the props and equipment we will need for this shoot.<br />
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<ul><li>Laptop- power cable</li>
<li>Mobile Phone</li>
<li>Dolls House</li>
<li>Cigarettes </li>
<li>Lighter/ matches</li>
<li>Photograph to burn</li>
<li>Wine bottle</li>
<li>Cardboard box (to hold possessions) </li>
<li>Possessions- DVDs(La vie en Rose, Lassie, Chocolat, Romeo & Juliette) BOOKS (art book, epping forest, "positive thinking...", "get out of my life...", New york tourist guide, London tourist guide) CDs (eclectic mix) CUDDLY TOY, TROPHIES, PHOTO FRAME( photo of couple in side) </li>
<li>video camera</li>
<li>tripod</li>
<li>Camera to take pictures of behind the scenes. </li>
</ul><div>I chose every item that is going to be inside the cardboard box for specific reasons. Through my research I found that props are conventionally used within videos to express views, ambitions, personality or ideas that the artist has. </div><div><br />
</div><div><u>DVDs</u></div><div><ul><li>Lassie- I chose Lassie as like the song it is all about not forgetting your home</li>
<li>Romeo & Juliette- it is a tragic love story, like the BF & GF relationship</li>
<li>Chocolat- again is a love story</li>
<li>La Vie en Rose- This film charters the rise to fame of Edith Piath, an older female artist who became famous due to her unique singing voice. An aspiration of my artist.</li>
</ul><div><u>TROPHIES</u></div></div><div>These are an indication of the acclaim my artist seeks, and it is a signifier for her desire to win awards for her music.</div><div><u><br />
</u></div><div><u>BOOKS</u></div><div><ul><li>I chose the book about Epping forest as it is one of our filming locations</li>
<li>The city guides again represent her dream of fame and fortune, London and New York are often places where musical artist go to seek fame.</li>
<li>The books entitled "get out of my life" and "positive thinking..." were a more jovial addition as it fits in with the idea of a relationship break up. I though it was funny, especially the "Get out of my life book" as it basically the message intended, by giving all the possessions back. </li>
</ul><div><u>CDs</u></div></div><div>I chose a bit of mix of music tastes and genres as speaking with Ellie I found that she is influenced by all sorts of music and she doesn't have a particular preference. </div><div><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">Here is the shooting plan that I created in order to help us know what we should be doing and so that we can tick it of once its done. I did this so that we film with a process in order to ensure that we do not forget any footage. I will print this off so that we can refer to it, as internet access wont be available.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">Hiding behind trees</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">Dancing</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">Performance to camera</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">Sitting mournfully on log (with cigarette and wine bottle) </span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">Running through forest</span></li>
</ol><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><u>LOCATION NOT IMPORTANT</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><u><br />
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Guitar strumming close up (to show artists musicality)</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Facebook Chat ( demographic related)</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Caller ID </span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Burning photograph shot. ( to show moving on )</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Holding Hands </span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Bum Pinch</span></li>
</ol><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><u>STREET/ DOORSTEP</u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Argument (mouthed words) </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Handing box back </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Box on the floor (thrown)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Artist running (tracking in car/ static camera run past)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">BF & GF holding hands walking (back and front) </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Ice cream in face</span></li>
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Follow the link below to see the video:<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA983t3Rdzs&ob=av2em">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA983t3Rdzs&ob=av2em</a><br />
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Here are my analysing notes:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although Madonnas genre is different to that of Ellie Tanners, I believe that it has been able to provide me with a better understanding of certain conventions that Pop and female artist's videos should display.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969252008629848637.post-66184870658056418472011-01-08T06:28:00.000-08:002011-01-08T06:28:25.455-08:00Lip Syncing ExerciseTo help with the production of my music video for my chosen artist I thought it would be a good idea to practice by making a short video, selecting a clip of music from Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance". We took it in turns to film and perform. At first we were all quite apprehensive of performing in front of each other, but we slowly became more comfortable in front of each other. By going through this process together in has made us closer as a group which will help when it comes to creating our final video as we won't feel inhibited in front of each other.<br />
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After recording all of the footage I needed I then uploaded the footage on to the iMac. I used "Final Cut Express" to cut the footage, to combine it and sync it with the music. Once I had cut the footage and combined it with the music, I then used the program to add different affects to the video. This knowledge will come in handy when I'm editing my own music video, as I have a better understanding of how to edit the clips together smoothly and I have a better grasp of the different sorts of effects I can use on my video.<br />
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Overall I feel that this has been a hugely useful exercise and I have learnt more about the processes involved with making a successful music video.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0