Evaluation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B75QgbHvt_c

Mrs d

This looks like a good plan Sophie. Remember to not just cover technology at the construction phase, but also at r and p and evaluation.

1st Rough Draft of Evaluation

This is a very rough draft of the layout of my presentation. I will be filming my evaluation and then using Final Cut Pro editing software to edit it. This powerpoint presentation is the rough layout out to what I will cover in each of my sections and what I want to cover and talk about...

Final Ancillary Poster + Digipak

Final Music Promotional Video

Natasha Bedingfield - 'The Scientist'

Mrs D

This is coming together Sophie. The contrast of day and night and how this reflects time works well. There are still a few shots that are a little too dark and need to be crisper. You also would benefit from going back to your very impressive ancillaries and double check that you are creating a clear promotional package for your artist.

Draft 2 - Music Promo

Mrs D

This is a good start Sophie. You have some effective shots and use of black and white is effective. Think about how you can use transitions to enharnce the meaning of the narrative.

1st Draft of Music Promo

Mrs D

You have some good audience feedback here. Well done. Get some of the music promo up asap.

Problems with Filming

Having had severe problems with actors not being available, I have had to post-pone my filming for a week which has caused problems as I wanted to film so that I could edit the majority of the music video. I have had to think about ways around this:

Idea: Change my lead actress for someone with more time.
Plus: Would be able to get filming done quicker and more efficently.
Consequence: Would have to re-shoot and re-edit what I have previously done which would take up more time.

Idea: Keep lead actress.
Plus: Wouldn't have to re-film and re-edit parts I had already done.
Consequence: Actress may not be able to do certain times.

I decided to keep the same actress for the rest of the filming, however have had problems since with that actres being unavailable.

Audience Response Album Advert

Audience Response Back of Album Cover

Audience Responses Album Cover

Final Draft of Ancillary

These are the pictures that I used for my final Digipak design. I have put the originals next to my edited copies. All of the pictures I used are linked to nature and the album title 'Traces Of Daylight' I wanted every picture to reflect this album title as, for example, they all include bursts of daylight within the picture, even the 3rd one done. I feel like it is an effective albun cover and links to my Music Video 'The Scientist' as both link in with the idea of nature being pure and feminine and how it reminds and provokes happy moments fo the singer. I did not want to include a picture of the artist on the cover as I felt that Natasha Bedingfield's music does not reflect this and I wanted it to be more of an Indie album rather than pop or RnB which typically have a picture of the artist on the front (e.g Rihanna 'Loud', Leona Lewis 'Echo', Taylor Swift 'Speak Now') I feel like my music video reflects my digipak and vice versa as both incorporate similar themes and both show feminine qualities and styles and represent relationships. I kept my colour scheme quite neutral so as it would again link into the Indie, feminine, natural look which is exactly what i wanted to portray.

Re-Draft, Back of Digipak...

Final Album Cover + Album Magazine Advert

Mrs D

Well done Sophie. I think your magazine advert forfills the conventions much better than the previous draft. I look forward to seeing ALL 3 products together and some music promo soon.

Back of Digipak Draft 2...

Re-Draft of Album Advert...

Changing the Ancillary...

I am going to change the album cover and experiment with previous album covers I had created. My personal favourite was the 2nd one in which was of a field with sunlight streaming onto it. I prefered this becasue of its simpleness and how it eminated a positive innocent vibe from its imagery and the fonts that I used. After asking a selection of people however, the one that I used for my 1st draft was the favourite however after reconsideration I have decided to change it as making the magazine advert also caused problems due to the image. It didn't bring across what I wanted to show about the artist and made them seem dreary and dull. Therefore I am goign to completley re-create my digipak and album advertisment.

I also need to focus on my main construction as I have been let down by my main actress due to other commitments. I am trying to re-schedule important filming that needs to be done and re-filming of sections that I have previously filmed but are not happy with. Depending on how filming goes and how it edits together, I may even have to change parts of the storyboard to incorporate a larger variety of camera angles in the music video. I also need to try out the re-wind to see if is actually going to be effective or not. If not then I shall have to re-write the ending and incorporate flashbacks as my plan B for the ending.

Mrs D

This digipak is very impressive. Your integration of image, text and colour is excellent. You need to consider how you are representing your artist - all four pains together work really well. However, remember that the album front cover will be on the shelf on its own. Try and do a variety of covers and get some audience feedback.

1st Draft of Digipak...

1st Draft of Ancillary Album Poster...

1st Draft of Digipak...

Here is the first draft of my digipak after much consideration as to which album cover to pick so that I could fit the imagery and colouring of the rest of the Digipak around the covers...

Creating the back of the Digipak...

Ancillary Poster Drafts Development...