Final Digipak

Final Digipak

Here is my final digipak. I have made a few changes suggested by my teacher and peers to improve it. The first thing I have done is add lyrics to the three inside panels of the digipak. This is to relate my digipak to the music video, and show that "Love Lost" is the lead single of the album. This adheres to conventions as many digipak's feature lyrics of the most popular songs on the album. The other change I have made is to retake the "Sorry" photo to make the sorry clearer and stand out more. This is a change suggested by my teacher and now the "Sorry" stands out and looks much stronger. Overall I am very happy with how my digipak has turned out, as it uses my running theme of choice and is quite powerful.

Final Draft

Final Draft

Here is our final draft for our music video of the Temper Trap- Love Lost. We have made the changes from our feedback on the last draft, and have removed the backwards lip syncing shots. This looks more effective and has made the backwards sequence more effective. We have also made the original shot last longer and there is a gradient effect to show the two paths as one being bad and one being good. We have, lastly, added a sound effect at the beginning to help show the protagonist is in a rural area.

Overall I am happy with this Final draft and depending on feedback we may make some more changes.

Final Magazine Advert

Final Magazine Advert

Here is my final magazine advert. I have made some changes that were suggested to improve from the previous draft. The first thing I have done is added two more reviews. This is to adhere to conventions, as most magazine adverts use multiple reviews and not just one. I have also made the bottom section tidier and moved the download adverts to the bottom, as well as adding websites and contact details there. I have moved "Florentine" to the top, as many magazine adverts do this. I also made the stars smaller and made sure that the pills in the background photo could be seen. Overall I am very happy with this magazine advert and think it reflects my band and themes well, as well as adhering to conventions.

Feedback

Feedback on Digipak, Magazine and Music Video

Today we received written feedback from our classmates on our entire coursework project, and also verbal feedback from our teachers which I have written down to hopefully improve my grade. Here is the feedback:

Digipak

-Verbal

-"Sorry" in the top left photo needs to be clearer and framed better.

-Written

-Very indie and follows conventions well

-Possibly too dark, lighten two of the photos with exposure

-Genre appropriate

-Follows conventions

-Love the back panel

-Nice font

-Pills panels are stronger than ones of the person.

Through this feedback I can see that there are a few changes I should make to my digipak. I should definitely make "Sorry" clearer and will do so by retaking the photo.  I also could possibly lighten two of the photos, however I feel this may take away from the dark feel to my digipak, something I may have to consider.

Magazine

-Verbal

- Stars need to be smaller

- iTunes and other logos need to be smaller and at the bottom

- Remove "Buy on iTunes"

- Extra review needed

-Written

-Like the gold stars

-Advert relates well to digipak

-Yellow stars don't fit

-Clear theme

-Looks really good

Through the feedback on my magazine I can see there are lots of changes to make. I should definately add a few more reviews, and remove the "Buy on iTunes" part. I should also make the stars smaller and move the logos to the bottom. Hopefully these changes will make my magazine more effective.

Music Video

-Verbal

-None

-Written

-Understandable narrative

- Some lip syncing under annunciation

-Logo very good

-Takes 10 minutes to walk a very short distance

- Like how start and end are linked

-Good narrative

Through this feedback I feel that there is very little to change for my music video. I cannot do much about the lip syncing as it is extremely difficult to pull off and I have tried my best, and I feel that the video is still effective despite this.

Nearly Final Magazine Draft

Nearly Final Magazine Draft

Here is my almost finished magazine draft, which I have received feedback on. My magazine carries through my key theme of choice and uses imagery of hands and pills again, to reflect the characters choice. I have also followed conventions, using a big bold text for my band name and release date, having reviews and stating where you can buy the album from. Hopefully my changes will render this a more effective poster.

Nearly Final Digipak Draft

Digipak- Nearly Final Draft

This is my digipak, which is now nearly in its final stages. I have received verbal feedback from my teacher and am going to make changes for my final product. I have used a colour theme of black and white, and my digipak also contains the key theme running throughout my media coursework of choice. Clearly, in my digipak I am showing a wrong choice made, and that unlike my music video you can't simply rewind.
I have used numerous closeups of a hand, and shots of pills to reflect the bad choice the character has made.
Hopefully my changes will bring my mark up further and make this a more effective digipak.