Filming - 03/01/13

Today we carried out some filming from around 10-3 of the couple, Jess and Tom. To begin, we went to woodbury common, where we filmed them enjoying themselves in the woods, throwing leaves, climbing up banks etc. The lighting was okay and we managed to get some succeful footage as well as some images of the couple. We then went on to Exmouth and carried out some shots of Jess and Tom on the dunes, playing around in the sea and walking along the beach. The problem we encountered was that there was lots of people about, this meant we had to sit and wait for a clear bit of beach, which did waste a bit of time. The sun did come out slightly during filming, helping to brighten up the shots and make the atmosphere nicer. Again, we took lots of images to consider using for our anciliary products.

Album Cover Ideas

For my AS Photogrpahy work, I created some album cover copies. I decided to have a look back at my work to get some inspiration and ideas for my new own album cover. From doing this, I decided that I wanted Jonny to be on the album cover and also for him to be holding the guitar. I felt that this would help to make it link to our video and it is a motif to help protray the genre on the album cover. I like the idea of the blurred background on 'The Clash' cover, I think this really helps to make the person stand out more, so it is something I can consider experimenting with. Also, I like the use of eye contect in the second two covers, I think really helps to attract people in to picking up the album. Furthermore, another important factor is the use of font, from this I decided that I wanted my font to be clear and most probably in capitalised letter. This makes it stand out and makes it extremely clear to read. From thhis, I am going to go on to deconstruct some existing covers and then will start with the creation of mine. I am experiments with using different coloured filters and effects to try and make my album cover look as appealing as possible. I want it to stand out and ensure my target audience like it as they will be the type of people buying the album.  

Album Magazine Promotion Deconstructions

Here is a deconstruction on the some album magazine promotion. By doing this, I have been able to analyse what features I like and what I dislike, helping me to gain ideas for when I come to creating our magazine advertisement. The artists are in the same genre as the artist of our song that we chose to use, this helps me to get more of an idea as to peoples expectations of alternative rock magazine promotions.

Magazine promotion deconstructions from Kaylee1234

Deconstructing Tour Poster

In the prezi below, I have analysed 'A Rocket to The Moon' tour poster, this has helped me to gain lots of different ideas for my product. Our song we choose is in fact by the band, meaning that by using features similar to this, it will make my product fit the conventions of that genre. I really like the sepia effect of this and would like to consider using different photo effects on my images.
 

Album Cover Deconstructions

In the presentation below, I decided to deconstruct some more album covers. This will help to to gain more ideas and it'll help me to find out what the common conventions of Alternative Rock covers. I can then choose to use or subvert the conventions, I want my cover to be appeal for it's target audience but at the same time for it to stand out from other existing album covers.

Album deconstructions from Kaylee1234

Filming - 15/12/12

Today we carried out some more filming for our music video. We decided that in order to get our filming done quicker it would be a good idea to split up and film different scenes. Therefore, I filmed Jonny and Laura filmed Jess and Tom. The weather today was not great, with on and off showers, however the filming went okay and I managed to complete the scene of Jonny playing the guitar in the field. It was very windy so had to ensure the camera was steady, also at the parts where it started to rain, I had to ensure rain drops weren't coming on the lens and ruining the shot. As well as doing the filming, I thought it would be benificial to take some images as initial ideas for our ancilliary tasks.

Album Cover Deconstruction

I have chosen to have a look at 'The Scripts' album cover as they are in the same genre as our song we chose to use for the video. By looking at their cover, it'll help me to gain ideas for when I come to producing my cover. It is important do this so that the product fits in with the existing products and so that hopefully it would be successful if it was released for real. I have explored the colours, image, font and lighting of the cover in the prezi below.