Shooting Jem for the digipak and website

Today, I shot Jem for the ancillary task. I decided that I am going to shoot him in black and white film so my images will look more within the indie genre; they also have a more unique and organic feel to them. I shot a whole roll (37 shots) of him just doing his own thing; all the shots were unposed and I had him acting natural with no posed images. This reflected and showed his personality and kept the photographs looking unique.

Here are some images from today:

Audience Response Feedback

Here are some examples of the audience feedback we had received from our primary audience about our music video. From everyone's we had received we had really positive reviews which enabled us to feel good about what we had produced; positive in making sure they felt a similar connection between the lyrics and visuals. It was good to hear that the primary audience felt that they could relate to the video and the story behind it, which enabled it to be more attractive to the age range. However, some of the audience feedback claimed the video could of been a bit more edited towards the end in making sure it was a bit faster with the music.

Website experimentation

This is another example template for my website. Again, I'm using the contact sheet as I think it looks   better rather than using one photograph. I will make sure I include annotations as it looks more interesting. So far, I haven't changed the font and I will do so as the one in the preview doesn't match and look good.

Creating my Instagram for my artist

I am creating an Instagram for my artist 'Jem'. This will enable him to gain a wider audience and get his music out there. This is a way for the artist to connect with his fan base and make the experience feel more personal for the fans.

Cover Photos for twitter

This is a photography we took on the canon of Jem whilst we were finishing the music video. It is quite casual and I will use it for his twitter cover photo. Evidently, its quite a striking photograph so when the audience sees it they will be aware of Jem and what he looks like (whether he is recognizable to people or not).

Working on the website: Ideas

Here is a brief for my website. I've got the color scheme of black and white and the the one colour which is similar to my digipack. I have decided that I want to keep my website more of a monochrome/ noir approach and have the digipack having one colour to it; preferably red or a darker shade like burgundy.

Trip to the BBFC

Today, we went to the BBFC to listen to someone speak about regulation. She went over the basics of the company and its intentions and then played for us some clips on films that have had to been cut due to fitting their preference on ratings.

• For example The Hunger Games wanted a age rating of 12A, but when the BBFC got sent the film they decided the films was a 15 due to the over use amounts of blood. So, they removed all signs of blood and goriness and used music to emphasis the violence rather then making it visually unsuitable for a younger audience. By having the film a 15, it would of affected The Hunger Games at box office due to it being a film for the younger generation as pre-adolescents would of had read the books and then would of wanted to watch the film. 

• With the film The kings speech they were slightly more lenient with the age rating because of the context of the scene,. The King had a speech impediment/ Stutter so when he spoke he had an actual physical issue rather just being used out of context. 

• Netflix doesn't have to ask because of com does television regulation. They just want the security of knowing what the age rating is and so that whom ever watching on Netflix is cautious. 
• Overall, the BBFC said how they are now advising and educating their audiences rather then setting age ratings because all films are capable to reach on the internet. They are there to make sure children will not get harmed and that parents should be able to distinguish which films are suitable for their little ones.