tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79603611495269479992024-02-06T19:31:39.519-08:00Laura's Groovy Music Video BlogLatymer Media Archive 2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/03267711745104677377noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-38633391914952610432010-01-24T13:41:00.000-08:002010-01-24T13:43:39.821-08:00Dear Moderator,<br />
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First of all, thank you for taking the time to look through my blogs, I've tried to make them as interesting as possible! On the right you will see a bit about me, a link to my group blog "The Vixens" and links to my group members' blogs. There is also a link back to the teachers central blog "Latymer Music Video 2009" which has links to all the other students' group and individual blogs.<br />
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My individual blog consists mainly of research and inital ideas, because once we decided on our song, the rest of the planning and production work was done on the group blog. I have also included reflections on our shoots, and in-depth analysis of other music videos as part of my theory learning. My Evaluation answers are in video form, with short text accompanying them. You can also find them on my group blog. All of my posts are labelled and you can locate them in the Labels List on the right hand side. <br />
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On my group blog you will find posts labelled "research", "planning" and "production" among others, which can be found easily using the Labels List on the right hand side. It also says who did which post, which is useful for marking purposes I'm sure!<br />
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We chose to produce an album cover and a website homepage as our ancillary texts to our music video, which are at the top of both my individual blog and group blog.<br />
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I've tried to make it simple to navigate my blogs; the posts are organised in chronological order, with the most recent posts being at the top. This project ran from June 2009 - December 2009, and if you want to, you can navigate by month using the Blog Archive on the right hand side. <br />
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Regards<br />
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Laura Allen 5015Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-48081976084608601192009-12-17T07:38:00.000-08:002009-12-17T07:43:02.459-08:00Overall evaluation of the evaluationI think we pretty much said it all in our video evaluation. We managed to be concise, and tried not to ramble too much, which was good because I know we could've talked for HOURS about our project. At times we spoke over each other a bit, but it just showed how passionate we are about our work. We used clipboards, cue cards, and each other for information and prompting, and successfully used examples (real albums, Youtube clips from real music videos, clips from our music video, real bands' myspace pages) and I think we presented our project well. We divided the questions up so that we could work in more detail on the answers, and so each of us led parts of the questions. In spite of this, we all contributed to all questions, and had more of a conversation about the answers as opposed to just listing them.<br />
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I've really enjoyed working on this project with my lovely group, and the fact we are all so proud of our work must be a testement to how good it is!<br />
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Goodbye Vixens!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-52903096072895831052009-12-16T13:14:00.001-08:002009-12-17T07:31:44.245-08:00Q4 - How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?Holly led this question.<br />
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</div>Even our evaluation itself was done using new media technologies - instead of it being an essay on paper, or a blog post, it is a video, which harnesses new technology, making it more creative.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-40592410088464671472009-12-16T13:13:00.001-08:002009-12-17T07:29:08.309-08:00Q3 - What have you learnt from your audience feedback?Amelia led this question. <br />
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I posted these on the group blog too, a sample of our questionnaires:<br />
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<a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/24227978/questionaire-2" style="-x-system-font: none; display: block; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 14px Helvetica, Arial, Sans-serif; margin: 12px auto 6px; text-decoration: underline;" title="View questionaire 2 on Scribd">questionaire 2</a> <object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" height="500" id="doc_290316259662542" name="doc_290316259662542" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=24227978&access_key=key-1el5789jknpapl1u1dy9&page=1&version=1&viewMode=list"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="play" value="true"><param name="loop" value="true"><param name="scale" value="showall"><param name="wmode" value="opaque"><param name="devicefont" value="false"><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"><param name="menu" value="true"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="salign" value=""><param name="mode" value="list"><embed src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=24227978&access_key=key-1el5789jknpapl1u1dy9&page=1&version=1&viewMode=list" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_290316259662542_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" mode="list" height="500" width="100%"></embed> </object> <br />
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This is a link to a post I did on the group blog, which is great feedback from an ex-Latymer media student. <a href="http://latymermusiccharlotteameliahollylaura.blogspot.com/2009/12/feedback.html">http://latymermusiccharlotteameliahollylaura.blogspot.com/2009/12/feedback.html</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-77401578684758712582009-12-16T02:44:00.000-08:002009-12-17T07:45:18.832-08:00Q2 - How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?<object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Kytw--_xZew&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Kytw--_xZew&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br />
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I led this question, which mainly talks about branding. <br />
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All of our products are at the top of my blog, so scroll up if you want to look at them (click on the third picture to go straight to the website). <br />
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We reference The Saturdays' myspace page <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thesaturdays">http://www.myspace.com/thesaturdays</a> and Girls Aloud's page <a href="http://www.myspace.com/girlsaloud">http://www.myspace.com/girlsaloud</a> <br />
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Here is the Pussy Cat Dolls logo that we talked about.<br />
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It would've been a nice idea to create a marketing campaign as there is so much opportunity online with viral marketing campaigns, so if we had more time, we would've liked to have experimented with that.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-65957684015679548302009-12-16T02:15:00.000-08:002009-12-17T07:18:21.839-08:00Q1 - In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?Here is part 1 of our answer to Question 1. This focuses on the analysis of the Music Video using Goodwin and Vernallis, which is led by Amelia and Holly.<br />
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The clips we referenced on Youtube are:<br />
Katy Perry - "Hot 'n' Cold" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-LhyAVzDBI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-LhyAVzDBI</a><br />
Beyonce - "Single Ladies" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyHVQT8aIBM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyHVQT8aIBM</a><br />
Lady Gaga - "Bad Romance" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrO4YZeyl0I">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrO4YZeyl0I</a><br />
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We split Q1 equally, but I had already started analysing the music video, so here is my analysis chart:<br />
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Here is the second part of Q1. This focuses on the analysis of the Album Cover and the Myspace. I led the Album Cover analysis, and Charlotte led the Myspace analysis. <br />
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I wanted to add to the Album Cover analysis by talking about our branding and how it comes across. We’re a bit different to other girl bands because we all look similar as opposed to having “the blonde one” “the redhead” etc. This is unusual because it means that perhaps we, as individuals, are less recognisable, but for the band image it is quite good, since whenever someone sees a girl who looks like one of us 4, they will think of The Vixens. It makes us look less manifactured, since we're not trying to be stock characters, we're just being ourselves. <br />
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Also, we thought we'd be a bit experimental with the Song Names, showing the band image as being fun and original, with names such as "Tequila Mockingbird" (referencing the book "to kill a mockingbird" but with Tequila added...) and "The Ghoul, The Bat, and The Zombie" (referencing "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly"). These songs are a play on words, and have familiarity, since both of those references are well-known.<br />
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I did an analysis chart for the album cover too, which is here:<br />
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The music video was made to promote the single "Voodoo Child" and I think it does this very well. I have shown the video to several people, different ages and genders, and they have all enjoyed it, even if the genre of song isn't their usual taste. The visuals are interesting and the video is humorous as well as professional-looking. It is also a bit raunchy, which appeals to the male audience. I think it could be improved by potentially using more props. We had originally thought of using tarot cards since the lyrics say "tell me my future" and we thought it could be a nice motif, but when it came to shooting, we didn't get around to it, and we realised that we didn't actually have any tarot cards. So perhaps some extra props could have made it more varied. However, even without that, I think the video worked well to promote the band and the album because the song itself is catchy, and the video is very striking and memorable.<br />
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The album cover works as packaging tool for the album, whether it is bought instore or online, because with iPods, album artwork is displayed, so the front cover will at least be seen on iTunes or the official website. The album makes a lot of money for the artist, and the music video works well to entice people into buying the album. The fact that the album uses a still from the music video shows good continuity between them, and any people who have watched the music video will be reassured by seeing this powerful image on the back of the album cover. Looking back at the album cover, although I like the front cover as the pictures stand out well and it is clearly stylised with columns, I think perhaps it would have worked better to use the photo from the inside cover for the front cover because we look more like a group as we are closer together and interacting. The 'doodle' behind the CD links well to the back cover of the album because it uses the same four colours for our names as it does for the bands of colour on the back. These colours originally came from the music video, showing that the album cover and the music video work well together. I think the album cover is effective in promoting the album because it is interesting with lots to look at, and yet is not cluttered. It has the information necessary, and gives a trendy, vibrant, young image, which is what The Vixens are all about.<br />
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The website is on Myspace, which is a popular social networking site which is used by all the major artists. It is the key platform by which the audience can interact and engage with the band, and it allows them to see behind the scenes, with photos of the band in everyday life, and blog entries showing their thoughts. The website features the front cover, inside cover, and behind the CD shots from the album, and it promotes the album with a blog post. This shows the website and album working well to promote each other (the album has the website address on it). The website has a list of upcoming shows so that audiences can book for gigs. This also makes the band look prestigious for having booked wellknown venues such as the Brixton Academy. The website also has a bio for each of the band members, as well as a list of influences. This makes the audience feel like they know the band, and makes it more likely for them to buy the merchandise and music, and go to the gigs. At the top there is a banner, which is often used for bands, such as The Saturdays, Girls Aloud, and The Pussycat Dolls, all female bands with a similar target audience to The Vixens. On the banner is a striking photo of the band, with the band name in a logo form which will become recognisable. This is similar to The Pussycat Dolls.<br />
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The background is a twinkly night sky, which is complementary to the "glam" sub-genre, and it makes the colourful outfits stand out better. To improve the website, perhaps we could have used some animation (other than the twinkly stars) and perhaps made our own buttons for 'photos' etc as opposed to using the ones made by myspace. The website also shows the music video, and therefore links all three products together. <br />
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I believe our main products and ancillary texts are very effective at creating an appealing brand image for The Vixens.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-67768762364666520072009-12-06T08:34:00.000-08:002009-12-06T09:54:54.903-08:00Evaluation Q1 - album coverHere are rough notes that I will develop for our recording of the evaluation. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Typical features of album covers<br />
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<ul><li>barcode<b> </b></li>
<li>album title</li>
<li>track list (times?)</li>
<li>artist name</li>
<li>logo - recognisable typeface used for artist name</li>
<li>institutional information</li>
<li>web adress</li>
<li>colour scheme</li>
<li>strong graphic/photo of artist relative to artist/album</li>
<li>band image evident</li>
<li>booklet (inside)</li>
<li>continuity between back and cover</li>
<li>extra features - "bonus tracks" "special edition"</li>
<li>dual case (cheaper than digipack) <br />
</li>
</ul><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Categorise by</span><br />
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<ul><li>genre of music (rock, indie, pop)</li>
<li>type of appeal (mainstream/niche)</li>
<li>group/solo artist</li>
<li>audience</li>
<li>era</li>
<li>abstract/simple</li>
<li>male/female</li>
<li>record label</li>
<li>tone of band/artist (serious/funny)</li>
<li>style of artwork (photo/graphic)</li>
<li>debut/established artist/compilation/greatest hits (debut creates strong band image/brand - use creativity)<br />
</li>
</ul><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Functions</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b> <br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">Front cover</span></b><br />
<ul><li>attracts customers to buy CD (genre target audience)</li>
<li>shows band/key graphic</li>
<li>album + artist evident</li>
<li>identity (stand out/distinctive)</li>
<li>sell institutional identity and band</li>
<li>get people talking about it</li>
</ul><br />
<b>Back cover</b><br />
<ul><li>track listings (inform audience of which tracks are featured)</li>
<li>price </li>
<li>legal information</li>
<li>website</li>
<li>information about record label, songs, etc</li>
</ul><br />
<b>Side</b><br />
<ul><li>reference (audience can pick it out of their collection by reading the spine)</li>
</ul><br />
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We had to decide on a few important things before making our album cover:<br />
<ul><li>who the artist is</li>
<li>what genre of music is on the album</li>
<li>the name of the album </li>
<li>the target audience of the album</li>
<li>where the album will be sold (online/shops)</li>
</ul><br />
These are our answers<br />
<ul><li> The Vixens (Heidi, Alexa, Sammi, Sofia)</li>
<li>glam/pop/club/electropoprock</li>
<li>Glam Punch</li>
<li>Both genders (primarily female) aged between 14 and 30</li>
<li>Online and in shops <br />
</li>
</ul><br />
We realised that an album cover is a powerful advertising tool, and should sell the artist, complement the music, show a 'concept' for the album, and hopefully be an iconic image. <br />
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We have created an enticing idea for our album since it shows many vibrant bright colours, dynamic photos of the band, and bold yet uncluttered visuals. The cover is startling and grabs the audience with the colour contrast and interesting graphics (back cover, behind CD). Our album is not self-titled because we came up with "Glam Punch" that seemed the perfect name. It references one of our subgenres, glam, and "punch" can refer to either punching someone (grabbing their attention), or an alcoholic punch, which is something that would be associated with our band. This is continued behind the CD where there is a sketch of a martini glass, showing continuity between the different sides of the cover.<br />
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I have completed an album cover analysis chart which I will draw upon for the evaluation.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-32335419885802560442009-12-05T04:34:00.001-08:002009-12-05T04:34:34.472-08:00YAYOur music video, album cover, and website are all FINISHED and now am working on the evaluation. <br />
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Have shown people the video and got comments like "i could really believe that this was professional" - 17 year old boy. and "ooooh" from others. which is positive! We're going to organise a formal screening tomorrow to our target audience to try and get some detailed feedback, hopefully some constructive stuff.<br />
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Video is on youtube, got 330 views so far, only been up for 5 days!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-38341449553632212442009-11-29T02:29:00.000-08:002009-12-16T03:47:12.972-08:00reflections on album cover shootWe had originally planned to have two-shots of us in the locket (referencing the music video), but once we had put it into the layout, we realised it didn't quite work. But i thought I'd post the photos we were going to use as they're quite nice :)<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-44360297125086821712009-11-28T10:05:00.000-08:002009-12-15T10:16:44.671-08:00Photoshoot for album cover and myspaceWe did our photoshoot today, went well, got lots of pics, and yeah, happy with that :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-36819417914582419202009-11-24T09:05:00.000-08:002009-12-15T09:06:42.061-08:00Digipack draftHere is a draft of the album cover i drew, we may not stick to it 100% but its a good rough plan.<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-66077335449944237052009-11-18T10:00:00.000-08:002009-12-15T10:01:23.069-08:00EditingAt the moment we're focusing on editing our video, and making our album cover and myspace, so haven't been blogging as much. There's some feedback on the blog about how the editing is going.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-10769388164994766502009-11-13T14:00:00.000-08:002009-12-17T01:44:17.538-08:00Second shootHere are some behind the scenes pictures from our second shoot. Since we only needed a few shots, the shoot wasn't very long, which was good.<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-60056956016490183972009-11-13T00:30:00.000-08:002009-11-13T00:33:02.573-08:00Reflection on shootSo our second shoot was on 11/11, and for some reason there was not much motivation. I think because it was the end of the day, dark and cold and rainy outside, and we all just weren't feeling great. Nevertheless, we powered through and managed to film all the footage we needed. The shoot wasn't our best, but it was OK. And the location looked GREAT (such a comfy bed too). I look forward to seeing the shots, hopefully we'll have a really strong beginning and end to our video (and middle of course...)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-55106510089369411762009-11-11T00:24:00.000-08:002009-12-15T09:54:01.379-08:00Shoot number 2We've got our next shoot this afternoon to film the beginning and end sequences, which involves me in the purple dress in Holly's Mum's bedroom. Hopefully it shouldn't take TOO long, but we've got an extra tape just in case..Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-22427022185764510382009-11-09T03:44:00.001-08:002009-11-09T03:48:24.722-08:00Band namesWe have now started to properly think about what our band should be called, and since I am the main girl, with the others still playing a vital role, we thought it made sense for it to be "[someone] and the [somthing]'s".<br /><br />I have been looking at baby name websites such as this one: <a href="http://www.momswhothink.com/baby-names/popular-baby-names-by-year.html">http://www.momswhothink.com/baby-names/popular-baby-names-by-year.html</a><br /><br />and have come up with a bit of a short list. I was looking for a name that isn't too common, but describes a strong character. This is just initial ideas of course.<br /><br />Roxy<br />Sofia<br />Gina<br />Skye<br />Alexis/Alexa/Lexi<br />Savannah<br />Faith<br />Amber<br />Nikki<br />Ruby<br />Cassie<br /><br /><br />I think the best way to decide this is for all of us to pick a few names (maybe 10?), and then out of those names, pick one. Then we can start thinking about what the [somethings] will be.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-52939265540919198752009-11-05T06:04:00.000-08:002009-11-05T06:38:39.784-08:00Reflection on the shoot<div><div>I think our shoot went really well. We had made a shooting schedule, and managed to be ahead of it by about an hour and a half, so we had time at the end to experiment with different camera angles and movements. We got all the shots we wanted, and met Gok Wan, fashion guru, which was cool. </div><br /><div>I took with my digital camera (new birthday present) so we got 100s of behind the scenes photos. We still need to shoot the beginning and end parts, which will take place in Holly's Mum's bedroom, but apart from that, I don't think we need to re-shoot anything, since we got over 2 hours of footage, and it looks pretty good.</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400628781352029762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMu66wsy1gvVtt4MnZIccKFcwam1XPqX5pY81-OSZZCotQ89sYvb4CS16benm78SKxO96RdpBZBy2BtG-pkyTX5kwse2ZayKhfEPXlYuea4uTEWirs2rJwlUhq7zvBRYa8T2OocKP87Uc/s400/me+char.jpg" /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjwxYmiYK3bZGO2V6epjGnXCQk531RmSf61D4rcu0-9JzOFzSFsjdQdq9JYY_M0otuvJLvmO3RKFA7JfjhKwiHLLgz9SUdZ3hPO4ccUsV9-fJbljm4c323LegKPC_4NbAyHDNvIvoflM/s1600-h/me+holly+filming.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; 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I decided to say hi, and managed to get him to have his photo taken with us! He was really nice, he told me he went to Central School for Speech and Drama and was very chatty. Just a little highlight from our long day of filming :)<br />
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<div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-85656450724627054262009-10-27T09:41:00.000-07:002009-12-15T09:46:11.751-08:00Shoot!So our shoot is tomorrow. We've organised all the props we need, I think we're all taking little suitcases on wheels! I've even got a folder, with our call sheets, maps on how to get there, and schedule plus all other paperwork. We've got a lot to do, so hopefully we get it all done!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-16739189746743513032009-10-12T03:03:00.000-07:002009-10-12T03:04:24.878-07:00DYM MYSPACE FEEDBACKConfident Myspace research, Laura.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-81748489213125010402009-10-08T03:44:00.000-07:002009-12-16T04:02:18.789-08:00Summary Of Music Video History<div>The close relationship between music tracks and visual material can be traced back to 1920s Germany and 1930s USA. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_Fischinger">Oskar Fischinger</a> promoted music using abstract shapes, colours, movements, textures, and rhythms. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Lye">Len Lye</a>'s most famous film to music was "Colourbox" in 1937. <br />
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<div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-79684867016653864432009-10-07T00:58:00.000-07:002009-10-07T01:22:22.751-07:00Album Cover conventions<strong>Look at a selection of album covers (minimum of ten, CD or vinyl), maybe from your own, your parents or a friends collection, or online - the more variety in genre, style, decade etc the better. Make notes in answer to the questions below:</strong><br /><br /><br /><p><strong>1. What are the typical features that an album cover has? Make a list of all the elements they have in common.</strong> </p><ul><li>Barcode</li><li>Album Title</li><li>Artist name - logo/recognisable typeface</li><li>Track list - lengths of tracks</li><li>Legal stuff - institutional information</li><li>Web address</li><li>Colour scheme</li><li>Strong graphic/photo of the artist(s) on front cover</li><li>Band brand image very obvious</li><li>Booklet with additional info and extras</li><li>Same size - however different materials (digipack/sleeve/dual case/tin)</li><li>Continuity between back and front (colour, fonts, or sometimes totally contrasting)</li><li>Extra features - bonus tracks, "Special edition", Music video included</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>2. How would you categorise the covers in front of you? Are there any other ways of distinguishing between them other than generically?</strong><br /></p><ul><li>Mainstream/niche</li><li>Group/solo artists</li><li>Target audience</li><li>Era</li><li>Abstract/simple concept</li><li>Male/Female</li><li>Record Label</li><li>Tone of artist(s) - serious, funny etc</li><li>Style - graphic/photography</li><li>Debut album? #1, 2 3?</li><li>Compilations</li><li>Greatest hits<br /></li></ul><p><strong>3. Album covers serve many different functions. What do you think these are (ie what is their purpose?)</strong><br /><br /><strong>Front cover</strong></p><strong></strong><ul><li>Attracts customers to buy CD - attract TA</li><li>Show band/key graphic to make it stand out on the shelves and so that it is recognisable</li><li>Informs audience of who's album this is</li><li>Sell institutional identity and band image</li><li>Get people talking by having an innovative cover (word of mouth is best marketing)</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Back cover</strong></p><ul><li>Gives information</li><li>Track listings</li><li>Track timings (sometimes)</li><li>Price sometimes - barcode</li><li>Institutional information (legal stuff)</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Spine</strong></p><ul><li>Clear reference to Artist and Album so that audience can find it in their CD racks </li></ul><p> </p><p>If it is a <em>Debut</em> Album, the cover needs to establish a strong band image using creative methods that are original, eye-catching and memorable.<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960361149526947999.post-59613027360210195282009-10-05T03:50:00.000-07:002009-10-06T05:57:23.607-07:00Album Cover researchThis is "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" (BSSM) by The Red Hot Chili Peppers (RHCP) circa 1991 (the year I was born).<br />It was their most successful album so far, and they got their first number 1 out of it; "Give It Away".<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8sYI4dXaCvPdAWA_wPBJvRz2nW4sVf449jF4JAHDkkROqMa32j8nsAHEFLvE-T_6N0dLu1nSS-hT2LVTJDaIxuQnr_m_F0_-GZ8-Di2t2jlKLfkXTTx1ujznka-SsHiahZyKhM3PU9w/s1600-h/rhcp_bssm+front.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389068108851688402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8sYI4dXaCvPdAWA_wPBJvRz2nW4sVf449jF4JAHDkkROqMa32j8nsAHEFLvE-T_6N0dLu1nSS-hT2LVTJDaIxuQnr_m_F0_-GZ8-Di2t2jlKLfkXTTx1ujznka-SsHiahZyKhM3PU9w/s400/rhcp_bssm+front.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /><p>The album cover features all four band members locking tongues (in an abstract way), which matches their rebellious and un PC image. The graphic is interesting because of the way they are positioned, and the fact it is in black, white and red. The text is split up really interestingly, and since both the band and the title of the album have four words, each word is positioned about one of the band members, with the band name in red, and the album name in grey. The roses are symbolic of sex, which is one of the words in the title of the album, and connotes the band as they are a typical rock band in that they drink, take drugs, and have lots of girls. Since this album the band hasn’t featured on any of their covers. This could be as they are getting older or the fact they are now popular enough to not have to pose on the cover.</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjoKEryX4zN-ZAu2Ye7ZIYTHwgNKZNFKLWhajFhKnyN9Y2hC4AjkCPjiTrnLPYAveEUK0htcn9VpdS8-0r5kSYhbh1JlaTVwyHU73j_a3R_gthI7x0nr2v7UbiZKK42YOwgVKeqRcooo/s1600-h/rhcp_bssm_back.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389074784673790594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjoKEryX4zN-ZAu2Ye7ZIYTHwgNKZNFKLWhajFhKnyN9Y2hC4AjkCPjiTrnLPYAveEUK0htcn9VpdS8-0r5kSYhbh1JlaTVwyHU73j_a3R_gthI7x0nr2v7UbiZKK42YOwgVKeqRcooo/s400/rhcp_bssm_back.jpg" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The back cover features a barcode, the title of the album down the sides along with the band name (in the same font and colours as the front cover) and the Record Label: Warner Bros. It features Anthony Kiedis’s out stretched arm and his hand written track listing. The band’s previous album covers had all been pretty rough and forgettable. BSSM marked their biggest commercial success yet and better album artwork. The tongue design was done by Henk Schiffmacher (a.k.a Henky Penky) who has done many of the bands tattoos. The album’s photography is credited to director Gus Van Zant who also directed the Under the Bridge film clip off the album. I like the way the tracks are listed in Anthony's handwriting as it seems more personal to the band, making the audience feel like they are privileged. The back continues the colour scheme of black/white/grey/red, which are strong, masculine colours. </p><p></p><p>RHCP were quite wellknown by this point, so their audience should be able to recognise their cartoonised faces. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0