Youtube

Youtube is really helpful as it helps us watch music videos from a desired genre. It also provides suggestions to similar music videos which helps us explore more genre codes and conventions.

Spotify

This year I relied heavily on Spotify to help find our song choice. Spotify has a genre and moods section where it provides songs from a chosen genre. This helped us find our song while looking at other potential songs.

Dua Lipa - New Rules

I like this music video because of the camera angles and editing, however when watching it in class there were many mistakes that we pointed out, and one person even commented how you could tell it was low budget due to only a single location being used.

Potential Photos

Here are some photos I might use for the Advert

I then cropped them to advert size using powerpoint. I'm not sure which one I would like to use so I might make 2 adverts using my favourite images and then carry out Audience Feedback to see which one everyone else prefers.

Hotel Cabana

I really like this digipack because of the colours used. The dark building stands out against the warm sunrise/sunset colours in the background. I also like the fact that the name of the album isn't part of this and is in its own section at the top with a dark background.

Halestorm - Dear Daughter

The reason why this video stands out to me is because of its strong narrative that represents the meaning of the song.

Analysis 2

Here is two more adverts I have studied that have inspired me to make certain decisions when making my own advert, such as the possibility of having a website just like the one on the Jessie J advert; www.jessiejofficial.com

Analysis 1

I have analysed the 'Adele 21' advert and 'Rihanna' advert by looking at their codes and conventions. This will help me when making my own advert.

Album Barcode

Here are some albums where the barcode is at the back of the CD cover, but in different places.

Talking Is Hard

"Talking Is Hard" is an album by Walk The Moon; the band whose song we are using for our music video.  Here is their Track List for that album.

Goodbye Lullaby

"Goodbye Lullaby" by Avril Lavigne has some bonus tracks written in the track list and I really like this and have taken inspiration from it and decided to add bonus tracks to my digipack.

Message From Band

Some CD covers have a message from the artist , and I've decided I would like to do this too. This will be on the inside of the digipack, but it is still undecided if its in the 2nd panel or the 3rd.

Here is an interview I found on Youtube including two of 'Walk The Moon's band members and I have picked out some quotes which are potential messages to go in the digipack.

"Ambition is something that has been a part of this band since the beginning"
"We strive for this"
"It's all about pushing yourself beyond what you think are your limitations"

Cover Photos Ideas

These are some potential images I may use for my digipack.

Record Label Details on Albums

All CD covers have information about their record label on the back and it is something I would like to include in my digipack.

Jaymes Young - I'll Be Good

The reason why this music video stands out to me is because it has a strong narrative while only having lip syncing.

Loud

This is the digipack for 'Loud' by Rihanna and the reason why I like this digipack is because the colours and the themes are consistent. The colour red and the image of roses are used throughout, which links all the sides of the digipack. Although this is what stood out to me, my digipack wont have consistent colours as it is an upbeat pop/indie song so I want to make it different. Also the song I am making the music video for is called 'Different Colours' and I believe this title should be represented in the digipack through the use of different colours.

Riot!

The reason why I like this digipak is because the colours are consistent throughout. Along with the hand written lyrics and song titles it all comes together.

Bastille - Fake It

This music video has a strong narrative which is something I plan to have in my music video.

Map

One of the main props in our music video is the map which the girls find in the school. Here are some photos of Phoebe and Sophie making the map using lighter to burn the edges to make it look old.

School

One of the locations we are planning to use is the school, as this is where the girls find the map. I took some pictures of some of the shots we may use.

For the first image we had the idea of them running down the stairs in excitement after finding the map.

The second image is just outside of the school, where all 3 girls meet up. The girls will also chain their bikes to this gate.

The third image comes before the second one, and this is were the two girls on bikes meet each other. One will come from the left, and the other from the right, and finally meet in the middle where the yellow and pink combine. I think this is a very important shot as the song is called "Different Colours" which is literally represented in the background. Also the song is about friendship and its where 2 of the 3 girls meet up.