Managed to finish by the deadline!!!
so ..
Friday, 23 January 2015
Final Blog
I have learnt a lot in my time at media, from AS to A2 I have so many different skills that I will probably take with me in everything I do. I have loved every part of media, even the deadlines and times where blogging seemed tedious and a waste of time. When I go to uni I will miss every about this subject and I will always remember every experience, disagreement, and will carry them in my heart.
Evaluation of finished production work : Final blog post
The Round up
The process of creating the Advanced portolio has been long and stressfull journey. I’ve learn’t New skills in the Filming and editing and have broaden my knowledge on the music industry.I think there is a development in my work from the start of the Advanced portfolio to the end. I started of using prezi and screen shots a lot and gradually broaden my horizons to uses different websites and technology. Overall I enjoyed the Advanced Portfolio and I think I have learn’t skills that would help me become a better film maker.
Thursday, 22 January 2015
Evaluation of finished production work : Evaluation question 2
Audience Feedback survey
I decided to get some audience feedback to get some idea on their views of the effectiveness of the combination of my main product and ancillary text.
From the survey I gather that the combination of my music video and ancillary texts is very effective. 100% of the voters say the album and advertisement entices them to watch the music video, 100% say that they feel the music video entices them to buy the album. 66.67% of people say that they think about the album and advertisement after watching the music video, so the collaboration of both products promotes the album. Only 1 of the 5 questions showed the combination of the ancillary texts and digital package was not very effective.
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Evaluation of finished production work : Final audience feedback
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Evaluation: Planning Question 3
In the planning of this question I did it a bit different to the rest of my answers, as it is not only asking for what technology I used, it is also asking for what I used in that technology along with why I have don this. I started by listing a few examples of technology I have used in different stages of my project, and after I listed the purposes of those technologies. After doing this I decided to use Camtasia with a voice over in order to show tutorials of how I used the technologies, and what I have learnt from using these technologies. Below are notes I used as a base for my Question 3.
Evaulation: Question Planning 2
In this question it was useful to plan my answer beforehand as it was a bit confusing to think of what examples I wanted to use for what part of the question. Planning has enabled me to gain more clarity in the different sections and titles I wanted to use for my answer. From doing this I realised it would be suitable to display this in the format of a presentation on Slideshare for the majority of the question, this is because I would only need to use pictures as examples. However, I feel it would be better to use this with voki to display the definition of synergy and why it is important as I think these would be two different sections of my answer. Below are the notes I have produced for my answer.
Evaluation: Planning Question 1
Before I started my questions I decided to plan them first so I had an idea of how I wanted to structure my answers before I did this. Planning them first also help me realise want media outlet would best display my work. From planning question 1 I realised that Prezi would be best to display the information as it can show videos, and pictures. This would be good as I can show examples of what I am talking about in my answers through the use of screen shots and camtasia videos. Below is the end result of my planning.
Evaluation of finished production work :Audience feedback survey
Monday, 19 January 2015
Friday, 16 January 2015
Evaluation Question 2
Below are a list of questions I asked a few people in regards to the combination of my ancillary and main products; along with the results.
21. Sophie, Athena, Anjuman, Daniella from 283goswell on Vimeo.
Evaluation Question 4
Looking at the results from my questionnarrie it is clear to me that although my products are very effective and overall work well in connection to each other there are still improvements that could've been met such as the need to use a different image for the advertisement and revise the layout of the inside panels so that they are more effective. However from this feedback it is clear to me that the products still work very well as the audience can immediately guess the genre of the products and see the intended synergy of colour scheme and artist appearence.
Audience feedback is very important in the construction of any media product as the products are essentially for public viewing so it is crucial to know what the public enjoys about your products and what they feel needs to be changed. Gathering these results helps when editing them so that they can be sold to the target audience.
Thursday, 15 January 2015
Tuesday, 13 January 2015
Audience Feedback
I create a short video on Adobe Premiere Pro with vox pops of people of my target audience of 16 to 24 year olds. This gave me perspective regarding improvements I need to make to the digipak before the deadline.
Summary
Positive feedback
- They generally thought that the colour scheme complimented the photos
- The digipak included all the necessary information to make it look realistic and professional
- It appealed to them and they would feel comfortable buying the album if it were for sale.
- The picture on my advert didn't really match the photos on my album because on the pose
- The stars for the reviews on the advert were unclear from a distance so they need to be bolder
Production of ancillary products : Making improvements after Audience feedback
After getting audience feedback I realised i needed to make sure my album looked like a pop album. I discovered people thought my album looked a little grunge and thought it was dub step and grime. I decided the background needed to be more colourful so i done more research into album background. I found that pop albums are usually simple and vibrant. I decided i would use a single bright colour but, as i got so much positive feedback about the interesting texture i had in my last background i'm going to also incorporate texture.
Monday, 12 January 2015
Sunday, 11 January 2015
Saturday, 10 January 2015
Planning Ancillary Work: Number of panels?!
I have decided to use a common 4 panel template for my digipak and in the early stages of the project I wanted to use a template that incorporates a pocket inside my album covers for a lyric booklet. I decided on this after researching the purpose of pockets in albums and also looking at the purpose of a digipak. A digipak is usually to help tell the customers a bit more about the album, the producer and singer within it. This also makes the album look more appealing so it makes the CD look more appealing for customers to buy. I realised that a pocket inside the album covers for a lyric booklet will also serve this purpose as it adds more appeal to the audience if they physically have the lyrics to the song. This appeals to the audience as fans can learn the lyrics to songs and sing along at home or with friends.
However after briefly speaking to my teacher I realised that by including an extra pocket I would creating unnecessary stress for myself as I would have to then create the lyric booklet as well as the album covers and the advertisement. This means that most likely this would be rushed and so I would have produced it at a lower quality than the rest of digipak. Now I have decided I will stick to the traditional 4 panel digipak with the advertisement so I can allow myself enough time for my evaluation questions.
However after briefly speaking to my teacher I realised that by including an extra pocket I would creating unnecessary stress for myself as I would have to then create the lyric booklet as well as the album covers and the advertisement. This means that most likely this would be rushed and so I would have produced it at a lower quality than the rest of digipak. Now I have decided I will stick to the traditional 4 panel digipak with the advertisement so I can allow myself enough time for my evaluation questions.
Planning Ancillary Work: My choice in background
In order to choose the background for my digipak I took inspiration from Katy Perry who is an artist from the pop genre. As my artist will also be from the pop genre. The picture below is her album cover from her album 'Teenage Dream,'
I decided that I would want to take the idea of clouds as inspiration for my digipak. I thought using a soft colour such as baby blue would imitate the fluffy texture of clouds especially when mixed in with the colour white. I had thought about using a using a background from the internet but I first wanted to try creating the background myself so I could do more with it when editing. I found there was a filter on Photoshop called which takes the two colours from the colour picker and blends them together in order to create the appearance of clouds. I found this by going to filters, render and then clouds at the top of the screen.
This is the final result.
Planning Ancillary Work: Digipak Font Shortlist
For the short list of fonts for my digipak I decided on any of the fonts below for the majority of my digpak and the artist name.
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Regencie Light
Trench
However I decided to use a different font for the track list and the title of the album so they stand out. Although the title of the album will still be small the artist name. I decided on the font below for this.
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Remachine ScriptFinally I decided I want to use the font 'Hasteristico' for the majority of my digipak and 'Remachine Script' for the album title and the track list
Friday, 9 January 2015
Today's Lesson: Change in album cover
In today's lesson I was reviewing the work I have already done found that I needed to make a minor change to the front of the album, in order to make it look more aesthetically pleasing. I asked someone from my class to look at my initial digipak and tell me what stood out to them and they told me the crown looked as if it was sitting on top of the artist's head which looked a bit funny. This was definitely not the response I was looking for and I decided to change the position and size of the crown so it accentuated the artist name rather than and artist. After doing this I was satisfied with the results as it looked more professional rather than "convenient".
Thursday, 8 January 2015
Ancillary Plans: Font Choices
The type I am looking to use for is something in the style of simple... eye-catching ... bold ... yeah.
time burner:
Red-moon rising regular:
cubos:
Voyager NBP:
All retrieved from the website : www.fontspace.com
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