We have been discussing in our group on getting our primary audience together for the survey we have to complete for our video. We have already got a group of 5-10 people with a combination of male and female aged ranged from around 17-20.
We will get these completed within the next few days.
Tuesday, 27 December 2016
Ideas for my website
I have a few ideas for my website:
1) The first idea is having the background all black and then a large photograph of Jem on the left. The font will be white so it stands out on the black background. This will keep the website quite sleek and sophisticated looking; although it might not represent Jems actual appearence which is a bit more laid back and cool.
Like the Arctic Monkeys website: http://www.arcticmonkeys.com
2) Secondly, keeping the website looking more relaxed and fun. I could do a shoot of Jem in colour and make that the background image or the opening page to enter the website. Similar to Jake Buggs, I could promote the album on the website's main page and have a white background so there doesn't look like there is too much going on. http://jakebugg.com/home/
3) I love this. This is an example page from WIX, which is useful as it is the website I can used to create my artists page. Here it is: http://www.wix.com/website-template/view/html/1693?originUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wix.com%2Fwebsite%2Ftemplates%2Fhtml%2Fmusic%2Fsolo-artist%2F1&bookName=create-master-new&galleryDocIndex=8&category=music&metaSiteId=
It still looks sleek and I can do a shoot of Jem in the studio in black and white, possibly with him holding his guitar or music instruments in the background.
1) The first idea is having the background all black and then a large photograph of Jem on the left. The font will be white so it stands out on the black background. This will keep the website quite sleek and sophisticated looking; although it might not represent Jems actual appearence which is a bit more laid back and cool.
Like the Arctic Monkeys website: http://www.arcticmonkeys.com
2) Secondly, keeping the website looking more relaxed and fun. I could do a shoot of Jem in colour and make that the background image or the opening page to enter the website. Similar to Jake Buggs, I could promote the album on the website's main page and have a white background so there doesn't look like there is too much going on. http://jakebugg.com/home/
3) I love this. This is an example page from WIX, which is useful as it is the website I can used to create my artists page. Here it is: http://www.wix.com/website-template/view/html/1693?originUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wix.com%2Fwebsite%2Ftemplates%2Fhtml%2Fmusic%2Fsolo-artist%2F1&bookName=create-master-new&galleryDocIndex=8&category=music&metaSiteId=
It still looks sleek and I can do a shoot of Jem in the studio in black and white, possibly with him holding his guitar or music instruments in the background.
Ideas for my CD Cover
I want my CD cover to be not too different from my website's style. At the moment I'm thinking for my website this look: http://www.wix.com/website-template/view/html/1693?originUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wix.com%2Fwebsite%2Ftemplates%2Fhtml%2Fmusic%2Fsolo-artist%2F1&bookName=create-master-new&galleryDocIndex=8&category=music&metaSiteId=
Both of these covers are nice, simple and would work with the style of website I would like to produce. Although the photographs do not have to be head shots they do look quite nice as they focus on the artist. I am going to speak to my artist as well (Jem) to see what his views are and too see what he likes as he is an musician himself and it is something he in the future might have to design.
I also like the idea of a contact sheet
I think this is really cool and different, I could get 4 photographs of Jem, simply me talking to him in a studio about his music and there I could get multiple pure images of him doing his own thing.
Both of these covers are nice, simple and would work with the style of website I would like to produce. Although the photographs do not have to be head shots they do look quite nice as they focus on the artist. I am going to speak to my artist as well (Jem) to see what his views are and too see what he likes as he is an musician himself and it is something he in the future might have to design.
I also like the idea of a contact sheet
I think this is really cool and different, I could get 4 photographs of Jem, simply me talking to him in a studio about his music and there I could get multiple pure images of him doing his own thing.
Jake Bugg CD cover and Website: Inspiration
I like this Jake Bugg album cover because it shows of his facial exterior. I think it focuses on him and a cover like this establishes him as an artist. The colour tone which is more sepia than black and white looks good as it isn't as harsh. There is a slight Burgundy tone which makes it look more subtle rather than in your face. The underline under his name emphasises the title, although it is under just his surname looks more effective.
This is the current website for Jake Bugg. As you can see his new album is being promoted all across his website. The banner at the top is a direct link to iTunes so you can purchase the album, as on the main page the news the album is out now.
Arctic Monkeys CD covers and Website: Inspiration
Here’s the artwork for ‘AM’, released on 9th Sept 2013.” The minimal design is in keeping with the animated video and artwork for the album’s lead single ‘Do I Wanna Know?' The Arctic Monkeys keep their design rather simple. Like many of the other artists I have spoken about before they follow this noir theme. The band never have themselves on the front of the cover, this establishes that they are already well known and don't feel the need to have to promote more.
In my case, I will have my artist on the front cover as I feel it works more with his appearance, he is also a solo artist so he will need further promotion.
I like the layout of this website, although I think there could be more to it. Everything is black and white which makes it look monotonous and stale. The black and white look is the norm for the artist so it keeps in with the theme.
Although, now a days websites aren't used much anymore. Instagram and Twitter are the big names in social media and they pull through all the important information (New album/Tour Dates) instead of people actually having to look on their website,
The Kooks CD cover and Website: Inspiration
In this case the album cover name "Inside in Inside Out" which is labelled in red looks rather attractive and initially brought to my attention. It takes away from the dull side of the album which some may consider. There is a slight graduation from the white to the artists sitting down playing their guitars, this doesn't make the album look to chaotic and separates the band to the title/ band name.
At the moment the bands tour is being established so the tour dates are the only page on the website that you can actually get into. From what we can gather, the band has stuck to a black background and a grey font which is written in a large format in Bold (and all capitals). This is similar to what I had in mind.
Paolo Nutini CD cover and Website: Inspiration
I like this cover as I think it works, each colour possibly representing each individual artist. However, in my case I have one artist and this might not look suitable. I could however take separate shots of Jem in different stances and use them. This look is more fun and not as sophisticated, slightly more playful.
Again, this website is rather sleek and clean. The white background works really well with the title and the other interior of the website. The new album cover is what fills in the colour for the font which looks really interesting. This again will remind whomever is looking at the website there is new music being launched/ or launching. All of this acts as a catalyst to help promote the marketing of the band and looks good.
The layout is also really immaculate, it all ties in really well and looks good. Having the same font from the title to the content on the left makes it look more organised and tidy. This is definitely a layout I will be taking into consideration for my website.
Saint Raymond CD cover and Website: Inspiration
To the left, is the website for singer Saint Raymond. I really like the colour scheme for the artist because I think it works for him, a website full of colour wouldn't work for his appearance. In the background there are photographs that have been torn up and put together like a collage/montage which keeps him young and cool (not taking himself too seriously and keeps him youthful).The photographs could also reflect the songs he produces, possible around the themes of being drunk/young and in love. The white font stands out and looks effective; swell as the font which works well. This is definitely a concept I would like to use with our artist because again it focuses on a younger audience and looks pretty cool!
This is the CD cover from his album 'Young Blood'. As you can see it is really similar to the website, in fact the photographs are exactly the same. The artist's name and album name have been combined within making it look sleek and out together. I really like this look, I think it is different and works well and lets us think he is pretty laid back and focusing on the music rather then his public appearance instead of having a photograph of him on the front cover of his album.
Tuesday, 6 December 2016
Editing: Finishing the rough cut
Today, we finished the rough cut for our music video. We need to make sure the next time we edit that we cut more because some of the scenes are too long. Together we also agreed on over laying some of the shots that are next to each other because the projection shot has the same background as the foreground in the prior or following shot.
Overall. we are really happy with the way the video looks at the moment and now we are going to create a survey on survey monkey so we can gather our primary audience.
Overall. we are really happy with the way the video looks at the moment and now we are going to create a survey on survey monkey so we can gather our primary audience.
Artist comparison 'Coasts'
Our artist 'Coats' whom we are using for our music video have a indie/pop genre to their music. I have also been looking at other artists that have similar genres in their music. For example bands and artists such as Smallpools, Saint Raymond and COIN sound the same and fall under the same indie/pop genre. It isn't just their music that makes them similar its also their appearance which make them fall under the same category. They both have a primary audience of 18-25, and have the 'boy-band' look which catalyses themselves for a younger audience.
Friday, 2 December 2016
Editing in todays lesson 2/12/2016
Today in class, Me and Wini tried to finish putting all the shots in order. We are nearly close to finishing the rough cut of the video, and it looks really good. We realised though today that towards the end of the song there is actually about 10 seconds worth of sound of the waves, as it finishes the chorus comes back again but it sounds really interesting and breaks up the video/song because sometimes it can sound quite repetitive.
Although, we realised we need to hurry up editing as we are taking longer then usual. We have nearly finished we just don't want to rush anything. It needs to be finished by next week because we need to present to our different audiences.
Although, we realised we need to hurry up editing as we are taking longer then usual. We have nearly finished we just don't want to rush anything. It needs to be finished by next week because we need to present to our different audiences.
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